Time Lapse Sand Dollar moving accross the sand

[tehpenpal]

you'd think this would be a boring video, but it's not.

...think you could make a longer one?

(We actually had a dead sand dollar in our fishtank once. It was my favorite thing in the tank)

[jason4192]

Wait... Sand dollars are alive?

My mom brought my one back from florida in like 2001.

[kwabiNEXAS]

wth is a sand dollar?

[LaughsWontHurt]

SandEuros run more smoothly.

[Hectom8]

@LaughsWontHurt lol

[gkelchner]

i am a high school marine biology teacher and will definitely use this video in class/ lecture. curious about how long this took in "real time"?

[Holman206]

awesome man!



[iMeloxx]

For some reason that is really cute.

[gleefan4eva]

@LustX sand dollars are live things but if you ever hear someone talking about a sand dollar they found at the beach, most likely they're talking about the dead ones that wash up on the shore that have something that looks sorta likes flower thingy

[gleefan4eva]

That's really cool that they leave those rings

[LustX]

ive never hear dof sand dollars. are they live things?

[aldraw]

I dive a lot in Monterey. There are immense fields of these things as far as the eye can see and beyond in 15-20' water along sandy beaches. The numbers of these things are truly astonishing.

[Shutterbug1000]

I don't think you can have one as a pet. You probably need to check with a salt water pet store. I know they're very delicate.

[TheToppsMan]

Can you have one as a pet in a tank?

[crlsroi]

i know u can see a sand dollar in the beach but is there a sand dollar in the philippines bcoz its my first time seeing a sand dollar

[TheMokamola]

Really they don't bury themselves, they just can't climb over stuff so they just go right through it. Btw how long did this take to film? They move so slow you hardly notice it.

[DudeThatIsImpossible]

2 sec after the vid ended someone kicked it in the ocean!

[misssugar45]

WTH

[PwnagePony77]

Today I went to the beach, and there were sand dollars everywere. I never knew they were alive, and soon became intrested in them. I watched them move. I watched how they filter feed in the water by opening and closing their mouth. I even found a dead one, in were I broke it open to see what was inside. They have some kind of thick, light red blood in their middle, and they have a soft, white star right in there middle! It was pretty cool. Infact, I think sand dollars are kinda cute!

[EspioChaos]

whoa whoa WHOA! slow down! i wanna get there, but i wanna get there ALIVE!

[BelleIsMADaboutKLD]

Here is a web site with information about the sand dollar:

bss.sfsu.edu/holzman/courses/f­all02%20projects/sandollar/san­ddollar.html

[fcentaur]

Are they related to sea stars, ofiuras and sea cucumbers?

[clarencelanguage1]

how long was the actual video?

[karmicsk8r]

once again...AWESOME!!! Ludicrous speed!

[InvaderZim545]

thats what those marks are in the sand!!!! omg!!!

[armemedia1]

look that sun bitch go hes haulin ass

[sixstringsmark]

Thanks for posting - I've never before seen one moving.

[sumo36]

It moves like a Roomba. Cool

[PennyPetalPoof]

Cool! This is really gonna help my Sand Dollar Report!

[OpinionatedJerk]

When I was a kid my family and I collected them from the waters at the beach and put them in the sun to dry and then bleached them white. Now that I'm an adult I feel real guilty that we killed hundreds of them for nothing. I was a stupid kid and didn't realize they were living animals that I was killing, and for nothing other than to have a bunch of white things to show off or sell for a few dollars. I feel real bad about it now.

[twilightknight123]

They don't technically have a brain, they have a mess of central nerves. And I can't remember exactly their "exoskeleton" is made of, but I believe it is the same as starfish... They are actually in the same class as starfish... They have radial symmetry (as you can easily tell). Their body is covered with tiny hairs called cilia, which grow larger and more identifiable on the bottom. They move around rather randomly, however the cilia move food particles down groves to their mouth.

[dippenz]

these things move?????

[sullycrashers]

thats cool i like how there r other creatures on land that dont eveen like like.... look like us

[xstasyxz]

Is this some sort of ufo sighting?

[mbosch23]

Have you ever heard of a sea cucumber

[cessahbaby76]

cool. 

[vireak209]

5 days later...a record of 5 feet :D

[seifersickheart]

hehehe i loved the song xD

[stargatefansg1]

yucky!

[thewarriorforce]

sick

[leannezzers]

Hehe, very cute !

[Envergure]

Cool!  I've never seen one alive, just empty shells.

[bootsuie]

they move?!

[xxjacobxx3]

yeah we sat some on some concrete in shade at condo, and they move. lol first time i found that out, was so cool. you can bleach them and kill them, which turns them white, and basically washes away all those little hairy legs on the underside

I think the holes in the top are for bringing in water to turn into breathable oxygen like gills. idk for sure.

[um09dndam]

just how slow do they move?

[wannadanc1]

They are not suspension feeders, but rather graze on the algae which is attached to the individual sandgrains. Those tracks on the oral side contain mucous which moves the sand grain toward the central hole. Therein is a 5 part toothed structure, called Aristotle's lantern.Think of how you obtain corn kernels from the cob, and that is rather like how the sand dollar gets the algae bits off each sand grain. Wonderful video - thank you SO much!!!!!!!!

[osutypo65]

how fast do they actually move

[TheThunderhammer]

Such a strange, yet fascinating creature. Excellent vid.

[eblasphamy1]

thats so cool r they soft before they grt to the state i no them as wen i find them on the beach in my hometown of n.j/?

[MultiKippy]

id be pissed if i moved that slow

[NavigAltor]

dude. :D

i couldn't stop laughing when i read your comment. just plain awesome.

cheers from bavaria ;)

[tuiti87]

cool video! thanks for sharing!

[SARGod]

very cool video! They are related to Sea Urchins and Sea stars - they are classed as 'irregular urchins' and are suspension feeders. They do move, and they do bury themselves in the sand.

To answer your question about study of behaviour, yes - people do (I am one of those people currently - but just starting my research)

[StutsMonkey]

...it looks like my robotic vacuum cleaner

[KingOfTheClutch]

@StutsMonkey Natures little Roomba

[rpashoukos]

that was neat.

[steelers435]

jellyfish form....

[babvlover12]

i think there is somthing under it

[BTR74]

They should have races with these things, that would be hilarious

[Decembirth]

I was watching Animal Planet.

I honestly had no idea Sand Dollars were puffy looking creatures, and had color. I thought that the white part that washes up on the beach (sold in stores etc) was it's skeleton or a dried up Sand Dollar 0_o

Thanks for the video.

[Falador321]

every time i find one it pees on my hand and dies. lol

[crazitaco]

@Falador321 do sand dollars even pee? lol

[SanFranciscoTourism]

awesome video and post, very interesting...

[murasakivideo]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing. That's one cool sand dollar in action.

[mangagirl1010102]

a sand dollar is an echinacea

[Rumiton]

You mean echinoderm?

[xoxodorie]

thats really cool!!!

[ManWhoLovesTheMary]

That is so cool! Look at the WAY it moves, it almost hovers. Thanks, that's so neat.

[TheContestCentral]

i have never seen a sand dollar in action so cool...

[mrjustin5]

Thank you! I shall soon have some more timelapse stuff here. It shall look a lot more clearer now that Youtube has a "Watch in High Quality" option! Thanks for the comment!

[o0ramon0o]

@TheContestCentral I have never seen a san dollar, period. :S

[StormRisingOriginal]

sea urchin was like, "get outta here, or I'll kick your ass sand dollar!"

[riverrats00]

fucking epic

[sheepball]

that was so funny

[thenoobynoob]

You cannot say that

[nintendomen1212]

cool

[Kronikwisdom]

i dont think he can decide which way to go

[lizzie1453]

thanks I was reading a book where the girl had found a sand dollar & I didn't know what it was!

[justaburg]

wat beach is that??

[mrjustin5]

This was taken at Pismo Beach in 2006. At certain times during the year, Sand Dollars love to come up and skim around on the top of the sand. Then you can watch them start to bury themselves as they dive down under the sand. Thanks for the comment!

[chickensoup6]

i have never actually seen one move cool video

[meowtigeress19]

O.O wow

[InspirationPro]

awe! its so cute

[jesterjokes117]

thats cool

[cupcake97]

i love sand dollars!

[redeyesthe20th]

nice, slow, but nice

[jukingeo]

Vroom! Vroom! Now shift into second gear Frieda!

[jukingeo]

Vroom! Vroom! Now shift into second gear Frieda!

[unccrazy333]

i like finding them at the beach but i have never found one alive cool vid!

[KraZieKracker69]

SAME here!!!

[OoOaprillOoO]

hahahahhahhaahaha sorry but HAHAHAHAHA its sooo freaking funnny!!!!

ROFLMFAO!!

[johnknoefler]

OH Wow. This is great. I have placed sand dollars on my hand and they do move. I had no idea they could move in a direction that would help them get back in the water. TEll us... did it go towards the sea or not? He looked like he knew what he was doing. Great job. Thanks.

[mrjustin5]

johnknoefler, I am sorry for the late reply. These sand dollars eat plankton if I remember correctly. Or perhaps Algae, I am not 100% sure. Some zig-zag through the sand, skimming along, others go in circle, some go in just one direction. And to answer the other part of your question - yes, the do bury themselves, I've seen it. They have little prickly hairs that move in unison to get around and they change the movement to literally dive down under the sand.

[666lonny666]

@mrjustin5 Amazing! thanks for the post, though i stumbled on this vid a few years late! Things like this certainly broarden the mind, look how much different sea creatures are from land life! man this is great!!!

[TrapShooter123]

Looks like a pancake with too much butter

[animelover9510]

hahahahah

[sumoman25]

its a roomba! lol

[TrapShooter123]

LMFAO

[sadcat89]

coooool!

[crash86ed]

i happen to be studying for a biology final tomorrow...sand dollars are in the phylum echinodermata, class echinoidea (along with sea urchins, as you mentioned). hope that helps.

[johnlvs2run]

cool : )

[SueBR]

so cool!

[nicesmooth2k]

now that's too cool.

inspiring from a timelapse perspective as well.

you should consider adding some music from the new youtube audioswap feature. there's a whole bunch of interesting tracks buried in the 'other' category.

[dlindeman]

God created the Roomba first ...great vid post more

[supertod]

nice!