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Echinoderms From Outer Space!

by Sheril Kirshenbaum

I’ll admit PZ’s post yesterday featuring a cosmic cephalopod sleeping overhead in the Carina Nebula was both daunting and impressive… but never fear friends, a heroic starry sea cucumber keeps vigilant in the Crab Pulsar and continues to protect us from its merciless tentacles.

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February 24th, 2009 11:24 AM Tags: sea cucumbers, Space
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One Response to “Echinoderms From Outer Space!”

1. Arn Says:
February 24th, 2009 at 1:04 pm

Awesome! Cukes rule!

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