sea urchin sting
Ocean hedgehog injury
A sea urchin sting is a puncture wound from the sharp spines of a sea urchin, typically occurring when someone steps on or handles one of these spiny marine animals.
The spines often break off in the skin, causing pain, swelling, and sometimes infection.
I got a sea urchin sting walking barefoot on the reef.
Severe stings may require medical attention to remove embedded spine fragments.
- spineColumn of vertebrae
- venomInjected animal poison
- tide poolWave-stranded water hollow
- oceanMassive saltwater body
- painBodily or emotional distress
swelling · needle · puncture · beach · beach hazard · barefoot · reef · coral reef · sharp · tentacle · wound · saltwater · rocky · echinoderm · throb · painful step · foot injury · tweezers
- stings and bitesspider bite, snake bite, snakebite, ant bite, mosquito bite
- water injuriesdrowning, near drowning, near-drowning, shark bite, swimmer's ear