Striped fire urchin

The striped fire urchin - Astropyga radiata - is a luminous wonder of the oceans.

With its delicate, symmetrical lines and fiery red spines, it resembles a living sculpture – an organism that unites light, movement, and structure. But its beauty is deceptive: This sea urchin lives in fragile coral reefs that are increasingly being destroyed by overfishing, sedimentation, and rising sea temperatures.

Its existence depends directly on the balance of tropical reefs – those ecosystems that form the foundation of marine life. Protecting it means preserving the balance of the ocean. For where the fire urchin dies, the reef dies too – and with it, a part of the Earth's vital pulse.

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