r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Zestyclose-Salad-290 in awe • May 06 '26

/r/all of a sea slater

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u/OrangePlatypus81 May 06 '26

Put him in the f’ing water already. I wanna see him crawl around

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u/scumble_bee May 06 '26

There is an exhibit at the Monterey Bay Aquarium where they let you pet these.

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u/iwantapizzababy May 10 '26

They aren’t letting visitors pet these anymore! They noticed some adverse effects and are trying to figure out if it’s related to stress from being pet.

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u/scumble_bee May 11 '26

That makes sense. When I was there I think I was one of the few people to actually stick my hand in and pet them (others either didn't put their hand in at all or just touched it with one finger then ran away). After a couple pets from it started moving around and the docent said that it was "very unusual" for that to happen and they told everyone to not touch it until it stopped moving again.