Milking a Sea Urchin For Its Jizz & Halloween Things

Happy Halloween to all of my lovely readers! 

I hope you guys have some fun plans for today/the weekend- I know I do! The college I go to (UCSB) is known for it’s absolutely huge Halloween celebrations and things get crazy over here this time of year. Chaos!

IMG_0060The next couple of days will be a whirlwind of activities, including a Halloween party that my housemates and I will be throwing! Pictures to come when we get all the decorations up :). Let’s just say that we’re going to be going crazy with recipes and decorations from Pinterest.  

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Oh, and some more fun things that have been going on lately, like me forcing a sea urchin to jizz all over itself, then sucking it up with a pipette. Yup, you heard me correctly. The things I do in my biology lab. 

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The purpose of the experiment was to study the fertilization and early development in echinoderms, which was incredibly interesting and fascinating to see under a microscope. Let’s be honest, though, the main thing I took away from it was that I sexually assaulted a sea urchin with a pipette and potassium chloride. 

And with that on your mind, have a safe Halloween! 

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  1. says

    Have fun out there this weekend! I am working in ER tonight and cannot wait to see all the crazy costumes come in :) ALSO since when did you have to make sea urchins jizz in Bio Lab?!?! They certainly did not do that in MCDB 1AL when I took it two years ago! But in endocrinology lab, I did do several experiments about rat copulation. FUN!!!

  2. says

    Oh yay hope you had fun with your party and I can’t wait to see decorations… of course… but mostly, your food! I love those pictures!
    Poor sea urchin… Little guy never knew what hit him! Have a lovely weekend!

  3. says

    “forcing a sea urchin to jizz all over itself, then sucking it up with a pipette”.. not the best or most appealing line to read when eating a green smoothie, haha