A Woman Picks Up A Sand Dollar And Wasn’t Ready For When She Flipped It Over

Jan 30, 2019 by apost team

One of the joys of a trip to the beach is the fun that comes along with exploring all of the natural beauty of the ocean and its creatures. There are few things as relaxing as strolling the sandy beach to collect sea shells and sand dollars.

However, one woman was in for a surprise when she picked up a particularly interesting sand dollar.

What many people may not know is that sand dollars are actually living organisms. When you gather sand dollars, what you normally find are the dead white ones that have dried out.

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Finding a living sand dollar is especially rare. Most people do not even know what a live sand dollar looks like and it how it differs from the hard and white discs that are usually collected with a trip to the shore or purchased at a gift shop.

As the woman in this video picks up the object, it becomes clear that is not a dead sand dollar. Unlike dead sand dollars, this one is gray and also has a slick exterior. What is more amazing is what she finds when she flips over the sand dollar. This living sand dollar actually has tiny feelers that are moving!

Although live sand dollars are totally harmless, it is still important that they are returned to their home in the ocean so that they can continue to thrive in their natural habitat.

If you have never seen a live sand dollar before, you must check out this amazing video. After you have watched it, be sure to spread this wonder of nature with everyone that you know.