Sea urchin
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Sea urchins are invertebrates that live in the sea. They belong to the same family of animals as the sea stars, sea cucumbers, brittle-stars and crinoids (perhaps better known as sea lillies). Sea urchins feed on algae, mostly. Their thorns serve to protect them from predators. Stepping on them is painful, but not dangerous.
Sea otters like to eat sea urchins very much. Some humans eat the reproductive organs of sea urchins (what they call roe). This is popular in Korea. In Japan, this kind of sushi is called uni. Peopole think it is an aphorodisiac.