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Old 03-06-2004, 04:20 AM
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Just wondering... do sea urchins extrete waste out of the central tip of their dorsum? One of my sea urchins was spewing what looked like tons of sand out for what seemed like minutes... just wondering.

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Old 03-06-2004, 05:27 AM
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uhhh, dorsam?

yah, mine spews out sandy stuff out the middle top of its body.
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Old 03-06-2004, 05:28 AM
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LoL, sorry top surface
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Old 03-06-2004, 06:33 AM
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Yep it happens. My diometes spits out little balls of sand or what not. It's cool, bursts every few miuntes.
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Old 03-06-2004, 06:57 AM
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yup. in one end and out the other. makes sense to me...
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