Urchin kidnapped clove polyps

[nwsharksfan]

I noticed about a week ago that my clove polyps, which were flourishing, seemed to have greatly diminished in number. Yesterday I found out where they went. Apparently my tuxedo urchin decided to take them for a little ride. Can I just pull them off? Will the urchin eventually drop them. Could be easy to just pull them off but I don't want to harm the urchin or the polys. Advice?

 

[54seaweed]

My urchin steals a few polyps here and there all the time , I don't worry about it as he seeds other parts of the tank with them . I've seen hermits ,snails , even cleaner shrimp take a ride it's kind of funny . it's normal for any of this

 

[nwsharksfan]

Quick update: I remove the coral twice from the urchin and he keeps picking it back up. He's been carrying it around for over a year now! Guess they like each other.