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How does a starfish defend itself?

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A starfish is unable to bite because it lacks teeth. When a starfish eats, it lays on its pray and throughts up its stomach, similar to a fly, it then eats it stomach again with its prey.

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14y ago

no starfish do not bite but they do sting when trying to protect themselves but because they are so small us humans cant feel it. but there is a poisonous type of starfish,

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12y ago

it denpends wat type but if it is comon like the chocolate chip star fish it probably doesn't check first

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they have spikes on their bodies

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They do not sting or bite

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no it will not

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