Common sea urchin.

Echinus esculentus, the European edible sea urchin or common sea urchin.
It is approximately spherical but slightly flattened at both poles. It is reddis...
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Echinus esculentus, the European edible sea urchin or common sea urchin.
It is approximately spherical but slightly flattened at both poles. It is reddish or purplish with white tubercles and grows to about ten cm. in diam.
In the North Sea, the species is common in all areas with hard substrates. It is found off the coasts of Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Sweden, the United Kingdom and Ireland
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Aperture 4/1 ISO 125 Shutter 1/320 Focal Length 4500/1000

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Akranes, Borgarfjardarsysla, IS

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Nov, 2023

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Animals

haven't seen sea urchins since I was last in Maine!

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I stepped once on one of those spiny black ones. 😖

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Beautiful work! i have seen so many Nature shows that mainly just talk about the fish, mammals, and the many jobs our Park Rangers have responsibilities for, i totally forgot about these little guys. Thanks for your research and pointers. wish My Mother was still here to see this. She was a Maine, N.H. , Vermont and just about every beach on the east coast

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Sea urchins are the cleaners of the coral reefs. Thank you for your appreciation. 😊

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