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Good afternoon. Tell us in detail about sea urchins in Egypt and Turkey: where you can meet them, what danger they pose, how to beware of them, what months they are, and when they are not, etc. I also heard about special shoes: what is it, what is it intended for, where is it sold, what is the price?
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About hedgehogs) About Egypt ... there are always hedgehogs) if you don’t walk around the lagoon and don’t sit on the recesses in the corals of the dead, then the probability of getting their needle is reduced. I think shoes will not help here, shoes warn against cuts on corals, the price in Russia is about 500 rubles, in a sports master, for example, and the price is up to $ 10 in the Egyptian market, when bargaining. Here is a photo of hedgehogs in my review, we only encountered them at low tide
http://www.turpravda.com/eg/marsa_alam/Dreams_Beach-h18132-r14634.html
http://www.turpravda.com/eg/marsa_alam/Dreams_Beach-h18132-r14634.html
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answered 15 years ago
If you are careful and look under your feet, then the probability of stepping on a hedgehog is minimal. The main thing is to look under your feet, and if you see “dark spots” under water, it’s better to go around. I think I don’t need shoes (in any case, I never needed them .
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answered 15 years ago
hedgehogs in Egypt regardless of the season
unfortunately always present.
hiding in corals, if you look closely
you will see long needles under water
(much longer than regular hedgehogs)
There are several types of shoes:
1 - type moccasins rag
2 - types of silicone soap dishes
3 - rubber (sabot type, but with a strap)
IMHO - shoes are needed if you go from the shore
and if you are from a pontoon, then you can do without shoes
unfortunately always present.
hiding in corals, if you look closely
you will see long needles under water
(much longer than regular hedgehogs)
There are several types of shoes:
1 - type moccasins rag
2 - types of silicone soap dishes
3 - rubber (sabot type, but with a strap)
IMHO - shoes are needed if you go from the shore
and if you are from a pontoon, then you can do without shoes
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answered 15 years ago
Be careful especially at moments close to the maximum low tide. The most dangerous are diadem sea urchins, which have long needles: the needles are very fragile and easily break when they enter the human body, remaining in it and causing inflammation. Removing needles from the body is painful and will cost money.
Don't forget the poisonous starfish and corals, cone claws, tridacnid clams, jellyfish and some poisonous fish: rock fish, lionfish. There are also simply dangerous "surgeons" from the detachment - they cut themselves. There are aggressive (biting) - balistodes. Therefore, follow a simple rule - do not touch anything with your hands and feet! Keep your distance. Slippers are better to buy in Egypt (cheaper and more choice)!
Don't forget the poisonous starfish and corals, cone claws, tridacnid clams, jellyfish and some poisonous fish: rock fish, lionfish. There are also simply dangerous "surgeons" from the detachment - they cut themselves. There are aggressive (biting) - balistodes. Therefore, follow a simple rule - do not touch anything with your hands and feet! Keep your distance. Slippers are better to buy in Egypt (cheaper and more choice)!
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answered 15 years ago
hedgehogs are not found close to the entrance to the sea, they are usually removed. but a little further from the coast there are a lot of them, if you are wearing a mask, you can see perfectly, they have very long needles.
that there are a lot of poisonous creatures in the Red Sea, that's right, in no case do not touch anything with your hands and stay away from everything. you are not a connoisseur of all living creatures in this region, so they hope that this fish is not a lionfish is not worth it.
that there are a lot of poisonous creatures in the Red Sea, that's right, in no case do not touch anything with your hands and stay away from everything. you are not a connoisseur of all living creatures in this region, so they hope that this fish is not a lionfish is not worth it.
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answered 15 years ago
Shop METRO slippers for corals cost about 200 rubles, there are rag slippers with rubber soles, there are completely rubber ones.
And hedgehogs live deep at the bottom, they don't exist on the sand where people swim!!! And who writes that he pricks near the shore, it means that some idiot pulled this unfortunate hedgehog from the bottom and threw it near the shore!
And hedgehogs live deep at the bottom, they don't exist on the sand where people swim!!! And who writes that he pricks near the shore, it means that some idiot pulled this unfortunate hedgehog from the bottom and threw it near the shore!
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answered 15 years ago
mashulya1610, hedgehogs near the shore, this is real, we are not talking about a sandy bottom, but a coral lagoon, look at the pictures I have on the link, this is what a carinka looks like near the shore at low tide.
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answered 15 years ago
mashulya1610, I don’t even know if you are lucky, or you just choose non-reef hotels
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answered 15 years ago
I saw sea urchins in abundance in Greece, Sithonia. On the stones, where it is shallow, there are especially many of them! Nothing in flippers, and in slippers. on the sand, where people swim, you can see close to the shore early in the morning and in the evening, but no one stepped on the sand - they quickly burrow into the sand at the slightest danger! I picked it with a stick, I didn’t find it)
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answered 12 years ago