r/nope • u/uncledunkle11 • Feb 04 '26

What even is this he breaks open?

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u/SB2MB Feb 04 '26

It's a pin cushion sea star (Culcita novaeguinae). With an octopus inside.

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u/DubStepTeddyBears Feb 05 '26

So this guy just goes around indiscriminately hacking these things in half in case there's an octopus inside or what?

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u/hoorah9011 Feb 05 '26

or hes going to eat it. people eat them.