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Sea urchins move using their tube feet and spines on the underside of their body. they use their water vascular system. THis is where they pump water into their feet and when they touch the ground the water gets pushed out. This uses a lot of energy but only works slowly.

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Sea urchins move by using tube feet on it's underside that work with the spines to help it move

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They move on lots of tube feet to forage and feed. Some move on the surface and some burrow in sand.

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85cm per minute

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They don't walk at all!

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Very slowly

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