# What the hell is this...thing (creature)

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 28, 2010, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-this-thing-creature/537656 "2010-04-28T19:26:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2010, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-this-thing-creature/537656/41 "2010-04-30T22:12:53Z")

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I like how the Wikipedia article mentions that it was observed that from certain angles this thing looked like a pubis.

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**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2010, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-this-thing-creature/537656/42 "2010-05-01T00:42:46Z")

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> [@Morbo](#):
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> That’s a cake.

That would make that whole death or cake question a little more difficult.

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**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2010, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-this-thing-creature/537656/43 "2010-05-01T00:47:55Z")

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> [@Negative\_Lite](#):
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> Yes, but “erizo marino” is a sea urchin.

Which makes sense, as “urchin” (now an obsolescent word predominatly used pejoratively of a street kid) originally was the common term for the hedgehog.

Though if people sell those worms in pet shops, calling them “sea tribbles” would be good marketing. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2010, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-this-thing-creature/537656/44 "2010-05-01T14:23:29Z")

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> [@Polycarp](#):
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> Though if people sell those worms in pet shops, calling them “sea tribbles” would be good marketing. 🙂

Unless the customers had seen the original episode. :eek:

I for one welcome our new tribble overlords.

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