New Urchin, New Videos

[Beverly]

So we brought home a long spined urchin a few days ago. Was hoping it would munch on some of the getting-to-be-nuisance macroalgae, but so far the urchin has only eaten coralline and rock

We've been playing "find the urchin" during the day with the monster Christmas gift flashlight. Heck, we play "find the urchin" at night with the flashlight, too

Yesterday, the urchin was roaming around way after the halides went on and I got some footage of it....

Long Spined Urchin, Diadema savignye, February 2, 2007
(320 x 240 pixels, 4.5 MB, :59 minutes)

Last night, it was on the front glass, so out came the camera....

Long Spined Urchin on the Glass at Night, February 2, 2007
(320 x 240 pixels, 3.9 MB, :50 minutes)

Enjoy!