1.0Mimi Torchia Boothbyhttps://www.mimitabby.com/blogadminhttps://www.mimitabby.com/blog/author/adminU is for Urchin - Mimi Torchia Boothbyrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="etMflWHer3"><a href="https://www.mimitabby.com/blog/u-is-for-urchin">U is for Urchin</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.mimitabby.com/blog/u-is-for-urchin/embed#?secret=etMflWHer3" width="600" height="338" title="“U is for Urchin” — Mimi Torchia Boothby" data-secret="etMflWHer3" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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The last wild creature we discovered on our January Hawaiian vacation was the Helmet Urchin. Honestly, I wasn’t sure what I was looking at when we saw these creatures, that looked like giant nail heads on rock in the coastal rock formations on the beach in Kona. Are those animals? Or some sort of extinct […]http://www.mimitabby.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/urchin-256x300.jpg