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fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 11 months ago

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  • Kongar@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    11 months ago

    I have a reef tank. In it is a tuxedo urchin. Mine has these hats as well - it’s fairly common amongst us hobbyists, and yes it’s always funny.

    Urchins are fantastic and voracious algae eaters. They like to shade themselves from the lights and camouflage themselves. They pick up EVERYTHING. If it’s not glued down, the urchin will be wearing it as a hat eventually. Even if it IS superglued down, there’s a good chance they’ll rip it up and wear it as a hat.

    My urchin carried a hermit crab around for days. Poor crab was like “hey man put me down!” He didn’t - a few days later the hermit crab moved to a new shell.

    My urchin is one of, if not my most favorite tank inhabitant.

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      That’s absolutely hilarious, I never knew they were so relentless to cover themselves. Thanks for the great story!

      • Kongar@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        As asked below - pictures of my urchin wearing his hats!

        https://imgur.com/a/A5KrtNt

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    This is awesome - what other things could be made?

    A crown fit for a tiny king would be cool. Or something that adds a face and googly eyes

    • Kongar@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      Mine has a traffic cone he likes to wear. That’s my favorite as it’s usually crooked and makes it even more ridiculous :)

      • flames5123@lemmy.world
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        11 months ago

        I need pictures STAT!

        • Kongar@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          Here you go! Lots of urchin hats! Enjoy!

          https://imgur.com/a/A5KrtNt

          • flames5123@lemmy.world
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            11 months ago

            I love it!! Thanks so much for the fun pictures!

            • Kongar@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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              I like the bubble algae hat - looks like a bad toupee :)

              Sometimes he rips up strips of hair algae and it looks like a green Mohawk :)

              Sometimes he rips up my corals and uses them as hats - that’s not funny. It’s annoying :/

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            11 months ago

            I love him rocking four hats at once!

    • GraniteM@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      A hat shaped like a tiny sea urchin, who is wearing an even smaller hat.

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    11 months ago

    You can put hats on sea urchins in aquariums in Stardew Valley too!

  • MehBlah@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    My moneys on the viking.

    • Arthur Besse@lemmy.ml
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      11 months ago

      Skeletor Facts (aka Until Next Time) meme format with caption "viking helmets with horns were only made up in the 19th century"

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horned_helmet#Popular_association_with_Vikings

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikings#Horned_helmets

  • Seleni@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Very dapper gentleman in the top right pic

  • moshankey@lemmy.world
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    Maybe a bowler or a fedora? My thoughts.

    Very cute.

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    That is too freaking cute

  • алсааас [she/they]@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    I don’t know much about 3d printer filaments, but wouldn’t that increase the plastic pollution of the water?

    • cyberfae@lemmy.world
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      There is a special coating that you put on decorations not meant for aquariums that will prevent any chemicals from leaking into the water.

      • алсааас [she/they]@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        huh, TIL

    • marcos@lemmy.world
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      Not much. Unless the aquarium is outside, plastic is quite stable.

  • verity_kindle@sh.itjust.works
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    Sherlock Holmes- style deerstalker should be a thing for sea urchins.

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    What’s up with the messed up colors in that image?

    • Kongar@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      Strong blue lights for a reef tank. Overpowers camera lenses - very tough to get good pictures.

      • Lev_Astov@lemmy.world
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        I’ve seen a lot of such salt water tank pics and never seen this particular blend of horrible, so I’m going with the jpeg theory.

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      https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/marine-science/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.684330/full

      Urchin friendly lighting plus more .jpeg.

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    Sea haw! I’m the Shereef’s here so ye better not be surchin for sum trouble!

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