urchin
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Usually nothing lives inside a blue hole, but cameras dropped inside the new discovery show small sponges, a species of urchin called large spatangoid, and diverse fish species.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
At several locations in the archipelago, this population boom was so intense that it led to extensive urchin barrens.
From Science Daily • Dec. 12, 2025
Visitors to Puglia, a major producer of durum wheat, can try handmade pastas in a variety of shapes, paired with broccoli rabe, sea urchin and even a horse ragù.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025
But when wasting disease in effect wiped out their main predator, the sea urchins exploded in number, decimating kelp forests and transforming once-lush underwater habitats into so-called urchin barrens.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2025
If they see me they’ll be running to the woman of the house, Oh, madam, madam, there’s an urchin beyant that’s makin’ off with all the milk and bread.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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