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Brittle stars have many differerent modes of feeding. Some species are detrus feeders, meaning they feed on organic material suspended in the water (dead organisms, fecal matter). Some are carnivorous and some are suspension feeders that anchor to the bottoms with one or two arms and suspend the other arms into the water. The food sticks to brittle stars tube feet and the spines and then they use their tube feet to clean the food of the spines and bring it to their mouth.
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How do brittle stars get food?
With there arms.
Why do brittle stars move?
To find food and avoid predators.
What do brittle stars use to catch food?
The arms are used for grasping food and for locomotion.
How does a brittle star behave?
Brittle stars behave as a street cleaner. They are omnivores that pick up and ingest food that are available to them.
What is the difference between the brittle stars and the basket stars?
Brittle stars crawl and basket stars do not move or crawl.
Are Brittle stars cold blooded?
yes,brittle stars are cold blooded.
Are brittle stars asexual or sexual?
Some brittle stars breed asexually. Most brittle stars are either male or female however some species are hermaphroditic.
How does a brittle star catch its food?
Brittle stars move by swaying their arms, or as they are called tentacles, side to side.Some smaller brittle stars "go with the flow" or move with the current because they are not strong enough to move by themselves or fight the current to go the way they want to go.
What is the biggest threat for brittle stars?
Some predators of the Brittle Star are: fish, crabs, hermit crabs, mantis shrimp, sea stars and other brittle stars. Brittle stars can regenerate limbs that are broken by predators.
Are brittle stars endangered?
no
What do crown of thorns sea stars eat?
They mainly prey on reef coral polyps and brittle sea stars. But when they are short on food, they can survive on energy reserves.
Where can brittle stars be found?
kanas
