To show my niece that rock urchins aren't dangerous, we lightly touched the tips of its spines. Later that day, when she returned from snorkeling with her uncle, I asked her what she saw. This girl knows how to make her aunt happy. Lots and lots of rock urchins. Fish are OK, but my first love has always been marine invertebrates because these life forms are so different from us.
Sea urchins are a good example.
They look like creatures from another planet. I met my first sea urchin in 1981 in a Mexican marine preserve. It was my first time snorkeling, and I was thrilled. I liked those weird black plants. He looked puzzled.