tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34524946.post6574424001393835195..comments2023-10-30T03:58:56.784-04:00Comments on from Archaea to Zeaxanthol: Weekly Urchin - Dominican Republic editionJim Lemirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14000051293978203511noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34524946.post-76616740873025726662008-04-12T19:59:00.000-04:002008-04-12T19:59:00.000-04:00Many years ago, in the Virgin Islands, I discovere...Many years ago, in the Virgin Islands, I discovered (for myself) that Diadema could orient its spines toward a disturbance -- my pointing finger. I never noticed it jabbed up the length of the digit until a little blood leaked out the end of the finger. Do you know how the urchin was able to sense my finger? Was it just shadow or was it pressure waves in the water?Dale Hoythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09719806906871204013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34524946.post-64769904510766137602008-04-05T03:14:00.000-04:002008-04-05T03:14:00.000-04:00I highly doubt they were the genus that you are me...I highly doubt they were the genus that you are mentioning, but when I was snorkeling in the Dominican Republic in 2006, there were quite a few urchins to be seen.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02283390152386893848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34524946.post-21521920750316399262008-03-12T13:17:00.000-04:002008-03-12T13:17:00.000-04:00Maybe I'm missing your reference, but if you're re...Maybe I'm missing your reference, but if you're referring to us NewEnglanders usually we're a bunch of Red-Sox or Bruins jacket wearing drunk racists holding DunkinDonuts coffee styrofoam cups with one friend named Big Joey and the other named Little Joey (and it case you didn't know, Little Joey is usually bigger than Big Joey). And it's wicked piss-ahLinda B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09508737586663900593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34524946.post-60581359912694478152008-03-12T10:29:00.000-04:002008-03-12T10:29:00.000-04:00You think you could arrange a spine-sharing plan b...You think you could arrange a spine-sharing plan between Diadema antillarum and a certain basketball team come tournament time? - thx<BR/><BR/>as for 90% of the population, you have us confused with Idaho. Just like you're all a bunch of greased-hair, chipped tooth, leather-jacket wearing drunk racists with at least two friends named "Sully". Wicked cool.Gibbon Jockeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12965196795654179035noreply@blogger.com