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Starfish have suction caps because they can grip more easily to things if they want to stay where they are for longer than they are there.
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How can starfish get suction cups?
They don't have suction cups they have tube feet
How starfish look?
Like a star but colorful and with suction cups.
Do starfish have suctioncups?
yes starfish do have suction cups but they are only so small that they can't be seen with the human eye.
What shape is the starfish?
the eyes of a starfish are on the end of their legs, like their suction feelers at the bottom of each leg, but different THEY ARE CALLED SEASTAR NOT STARFISH BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT CONSIDERED FISH!
What is the body organ of echinoderms?
Starfish have suction-like cups helps to open clams
Where does water leaves a starfish?
Water exits through the tube feet of a starfish.
How do starfish cling to the rocks?
They have special suckers on their body which cling to the rocks like suction cups.
What part of the tube feet creates suction to open clams whenever the starfish feeds?
The suckers
Do starfish have suction pads?
Ok, the basic problem you have is that you get confused between what a foot is and what a suction cup is. Lets take the 5 pointed starfish, each 5 points is a foot. on one foot there is lots of suction cups. but the answer to the question is, yes but they have more than one they have 1 million+ between 5 feet in a 5 pointed starfishes case
Can starfish walk on land?
A starfish sticks itself to different surfaces by its suction cups that spread out througout the entire species. All starfish have the unique feature of suction cups, this is how alll species of starfish have this feature.
How do octupuses eat?
Suction caps on tentacles/arms to grip and open the shells of crustaceans, powerfull beaks to break shells also.
Adaptation of starfish?
the suction cups on the bottom of their body help them get a good grip on things.
