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Do sea stars need food to survive?

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16y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Yes. Sea stars are carnivores that eat can eat other sea stars and shrimp and other crustations like crabs. Over a long period of time sea stars move across the ocean floor. Giant sea stars will sometimes specifically prey on other, smaller sea stars. they eat poop

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