Strangest thing your urchin has picked up!?

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So I bought a pincushion sea urchin about a month ago. My LFS told me it might eat corraline algae (confirmed) and it might also try to pick up soft corals to "camouflage" itself (confirmed!!). Mine decided to grab some clove polyps and keep on trucking! It hasn't let go of it for weeks lol.

What other weird things have your sea urchins picked up??

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A plastic lid from one of those deli cups. I bought an anemone and when I was removing it, it regurgitated a crab and hurt itself pretty badly. It was healing in a little cup and one night the urchin pulled the lid off and I haven’t taken it back yet lol
 
I don't have pics, but once mine picked up a snail, that had picked up a snail, that had picked up a snail, worst aquatic centipede reference ever.
 
So guess what happened THIS MORNING?

That's right! I caught Dan the Urchin giving Sean the Torch a piggy back ride.

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WHAT MOST OFTEN MAKES YOU REACH FOR YOUR CAMERA AROUND THE REEF?

  • Coral behavior (feeding, extension, or movement)

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • New growth or a color change

    Votes: 2 10.5%
  • Unusual fish behavior

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • The whole tank looking especially good

    Votes: 7 36.8%
  • Something I want to document in case it changes

    Votes: 1 5.3%
  • A funny or unexpected interaction

    Votes: 2 10.5%
  • I usually put the camera/phone down and just watch

    Votes: 3 15.8%
  • Other (Post in the comments)

    Votes: 4 21.1%
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