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Deb JJ Lee (they) @jdebbiel Ā· 22h ā®āÆ
Learned that sea urchins have a single eye and now I'm physically ill
[Two photos, the first showing a sea urchin and the second more zoomed in on a small orange part in the middle of its body.]
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That is a butthole.
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Any marine biologists able to weigh in?
Not a marine biologist, but I am a biology student in my undergrad, and have dissected these recently. That is indeed the butthole. Sea urchins don't have eyes.
I have no eyes but I must poop.
The sea urchin was angry that day my friends.
The ocean, the sea creatures, it's a whole other world down there. I'm practically an expert, you know. Ask me anything about marine life, and I'll give you a convincing answer. It's like I'm swimming with the dolphins of knowledge, baby!
So regarding this, one day, there I am, waist-deep in the ocean, when I stumble upon a distressed sea urchin. When out of nowhere, I whip out a golf ball ā you heard me, a golf ball! I save the day by removing the obstruction from the butthole of a sea urchin.
Settle down, George.