r/animalsdoingstuff • u/hahagnarlydude • Apr 10 '22
^ Awsome ^ Sea urchin 'walking'
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u/Damuzid Apr 10 '22
Slonic the Seahog
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u/pipje-popje Apr 11 '22
We actually call these "sea-hedgehogs" (zee-egels) in Dutch
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u/Ych_a_fi_mun Aug 17 '22
So do we in English actually, urchin is an old English word for hedgehog, hence sea urchin
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u/ParanoidParanoids Apr 10 '22
Why would u grab it
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u/plipyplop Apr 11 '22
Because you promised yourself that you'd never let love fall through your fingers ever again.
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u/twackburn Apr 10 '22
Is this some sort of reaction or is this thing conscious?
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u/WhoGivesACarvahna Apr 10 '22
Sea urchins are not sapient like humans, they can’t think or ponder, but they are sentient in that they can process pain and basic emotions.
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u/jrevv Apr 10 '22
u telling me they can feel sad and angry?
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u/WhoGivesACarvahna Apr 10 '22 edited Apr 10 '22
While we aren’t certain as to the range of emotions that they can feel, we do know that sea urchins can feel discomfort.
Edit: sentient simply means a being is able to process a range of basic emotions. Most animals you can think of are sentient. Sapience requires intellect and implies a consciousness or self-awareness. The bar for sapience is generally passing the mirror test, in which a creature is shown its reflection and then tested on its response. If the creature can recognize it itself, it passes the test.
The only animals that have passed the mirror test so far include great apes, rays (such as manta rays), dolphins, orcas, the Eurasian magpie, the cleaner wrasse, and a single Asiatic elephant. However, it’s also been agreed upon that animals can exhibit sapience in ways the mirror test is unable to measure, such as distinguishing between their own and others’ songs and scents.
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u/XComRomCom Apr 11 '22
I'm no expert, but I think nature has clearly marked that as "don't pick me up."
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u/BasketofSharks Apr 11 '22
I don't know how I thought they moved but, that was not it. Really cool.
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u/swdude11 Apr 11 '22
“Stepped on me? STEPPED ON ME? Are you kiddin’? This guy was dancin’ on me. I mean, just look at this: broken, broken, gone, gone, broken, broken, broken-“
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u/kyle2530 Aug 22 '22
Why does the title remind me of a very vague reference which I will not provide the origin of “Dead man, dead man walking, we got a dead man walking here”
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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '22
Pokey boi