urchins

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Urchins devour kelp, which sequesters carbon and serves as shelter and food for a vast array of marine life.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2025

Urchins have hurt both species, though giant kelp forests have fared better.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 8, 2023

The plot here is annotated by a Greek chorus of street Urchins.

From New York Times • Oct. 17, 2019

Urchins on high walls don't have a good safety record at Camelot so it's a wonder he survives really.

From The Guardian • Jul. 30, 2011

The cruel jaws closed together, and a hundred Baby Urchins fell down the great throat.

From The Sun's Babies by Howes, Edith