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No they do not, they get their food from eating algae, seaweed and other small plants.
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Some may do. Other species browse on sea-floor sediments, whilst others again are predators on bivalves such as mussels.
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∙ 13y agoThe starfish throws up its stomach onto what it wants to eat, and then pulls its stomach back into its body with the prey in it.
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∙ 11y agoNo a starfish is not a bottom feeder, very often a starfish uses its tube feet to pry open oysters to drop its mouth into the mollusk. It then eats all of the animal out of the shell.
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Is a starfish herbivores?
Yes as it mostly eats seaweed. +++ No: starfish are either carnivores that prey on bivalves such as mussels, or are filter-feeders browsing on detritus.
Are sponges filter feeders?
Yes, sponges are filter feeders. I also believe they were the first filter feeders.
Why are clams filter feeders?
Clams are filter feeders because they filter stuff.
Is a piranha is an example of filter feeders?
No, filter feeders in general do not have teeth. Piranha do not filter their food.
Sponges are what kind of feeders?
filter feeders! : )
How are filter feeders and fluid feeders?
Filter feeders and fluid feeders are alike in a great number of ways. These animals both sift for food to eat.
What do filter feeders in the ocean eat?
Filter feeders are called filter feeders so they suck in water and eat the tiny plankton in the oceanwith there tiny filter hairs.
How are filter feeders and fluid feeders alike?
Filter feeders and fluid feeders are alike in a great number of ways. These animals both sift for food to eat.
What are some facts about starfish?
Starfish live in all the oceans, are bottom feeders, and can regenerate lost limbs.
Do starfish eat limpet?
Some starfish do indeed eat limpet. These starfish tend to be more aggressive feeders and will pry limpets from their rocks.
Filter feeders in the ocean eat this?
Filter feeders in the ocean filter water through their body to eat. They filter phytoplankton out of the water to gain nutrients.
What type of feeder is the clam?
A clam is a type of feeder known as a filter feeder. Filter feeders strain particles like food from the water using an internal filtering system.
