Black long-spined urchin
The black long-spined urchin is a sea urchin with very long, hollow spines. It lives on coral reefs, sand flats and seagrass beds across the Indo-Pacific, and it is one of the most widespread sea urchins in that region. Its spines can deliver a mild venom, so it is best to watch where you put your feet.1

Uko wayimenya
- Black, near-spherical body (test) with extremely long, narrow, hollow spines, often black but sometimes brown-banded1
- Five white spots on the body, which separate it from other Diadema species1
- A bright orange ring around the periproctal cone (the 'anal cone'), which is often mistaken for an eye1
- Bluish spots on the genital plates and a line of blue spots along the body1
- Adults are no more than 70 mm across the body and about 40 mm high1
Ikunze kwitiranywa na: Other Diadema species are similar in shape and spines, but they lack the five white spots that mark this species. Its orange ring and blue spots also help to tell it apart.1
Imbaraga z'ubumara
Amahwa atyaye ni yo atwara ubumara. Kuyikandagira cyangwa kuyifata birababaza.
Ubumara bwayo bukora iki?
The spines are hollow and contain a mild venom. The toxin mostly causes swelling and pain, which spreads gradually over several hours. The venom is not fatal to humans. The spines themselves are a bigger problem, because they are brittle and needle-like, break off in flesh and are difficult to remove.1
Iteje akaga kangana iki ku bantu?
Akaga ku bantu: IrababazaIshobora kubabaza cyane, ariko hafi ya buri gihe nta kibazo gikomeye biteza.The venom is only mild, and the species is not considered a serious threat to humans. Stepping on it can cause painful stings.1
Ikora iki iyo ifite ubwoba?
When threatened by a sudden impact or by spines snapping, it rapidly flips its body over and 'runs' on the tips of its longest spines.1
Niba amahwa yayo akujombye
- Shyira igikomere mu mazi ashyushye, ashyushye uko umuntu abyihanganira atiriwe ashya, kandi ushake ubufasha bwa muganga kugira ngo amahwa avanwemo. Ntukayacukure ubwawe.
Buri gihe banza uhamagare nimero y'ubutabazi (112, 000, 911). Izi ni inama rusange z'ubutabazi bw'ibanze, si inama za muganga. Ibanze by'ubutabazi bw'ibanze
Irinde akaga
- Ntuzigere ukora, ufata cyangwa ushotora inyamaswa yo mu gasozi, nubwo yaba ntoya, kandi nubwo yasa n'isinziriye cyangwa yapfuye.
- Yihe umwanya. Niba uhuye n'imwe, tuza, usubire inyuma buhoro buhoro kandi uyireke yigendere.
- Niba amahwa yayo akujombye: tuza, ntunyeganyege, hamagara nimero y'ubutabazi (112, 000, 911) cyangwa ujye ku bitaro vuba. Ibuka uko yasaga, ifoto irafasha.
Ntigushakisha ngo ikugirire nabi. Ikoresha ubumara bwayo kugira ngo ifate ibyo kurya cyangwa yirinde, kandi ikunda cyane kwihisha. Ibindi ku kwirinda
Ni hehe ku isi?
Ingana gute?
Ireshya ite?
Iremera ibingana iki?
ireshya n'ibice 2 by'ibikinisho byo kubaka biri ku murongo
itinda kurusha ikinyamushongo cyo mu murimaBlack long-spined urchin ingana ite ugereranyije NAWE?
Ni imibare gusa ikorerwa muri mudasobwa yawe. Nta kintu kibikwa cyangwa cyoherezwa ahandi.
Yihuta gute?
Ibintu by'ukuri
It can move 760 mm in just 7 seconds by rolling and walking on the tips of its spines.1
It has no eye, but it has a diffuse light-sensing system that lets it detect light levels and the size and colour of objects.1
In 2006, living specimens were found off Turkey, making it the first invasive Erythrean sea urchin recorded in the Mediterranean.1
Goose barnacles of the genus Microlepas are known to live on it as parasites.1
It is considered one of the oldest living species in its genus, Diadema.1
Usenya ibinyoma
Ikinyoma: Black long-spined urchins are deadly and their stings can kill people.
Ukuri: Their venom is mild and is not fatal to humans. The main problems are pain, swelling and spines that break off in the skin.1
Ku bahanga mu by'ubumara
- Izina rya siyansi
- Diadema setosum
- Itsinda
- Oursins, inyenyeri zo mu nyanja n'inyo
- Umuryango
- Diadematidae2
- Itsinda rinini (order)
- Diadematoida
- Imigabane
- Inyanja y'Abahinde, Inyanja ya Pasifika, Inyanja Itukura, Inyanja ya Korali, Inyanja ya Filipine, Inyanja ya Arabiya n'Ikigobe cy'Ubuperesi, Inyanja ya Timor na Arafura, Ikigobe cya Bengali, Inyanja ngari
- Abana bato
- It is a broadcast spawner, releasing eggs and sperm into the water. Spawning happens seasonally or year-round depending on the location, and in some places it follows the full moon.1
- Akaga ku bantu
- 2 / 5: Irababaza3
Aho ibintu bivugwa bituruka
- Diadema setosum (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Diadema setosum (iNaturalist): amazina n'ibyiciro.
- Venom Wiki: urwego rw'akaga, ingano isanzwe n'ikigereranyo cy'umuvuduko ni ibyacu bwite. Reba uko tubibara: Uko tugena akaga.
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Amahwa afite ubumara

