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Are sea star poisonous?
There is at least one venomous species called the crown of thorns and has poison spikes. Search images to see one.
What does a Black Sea urchin and a crown of thorns starfish have in common?
ummm they live in the ocean
What starfish is harming the Barrier Reef?
A starfish called Crown of Thorns starfish.The Crown-of-Thorns Starfish Acanthaster planci, commonly known as the crown-of-thorns starfish, is a large multi-armed starfish (or seastar) that usually preys upon hard, or stony, coral polyps (Scleractinia). It is a coral reef predator which preys on coral polyps by climbing onto them, extruding its stomach over them, and releasing digestive enzymes to absorb the liquified tissue. An individual adult of this species can eat up to six square metres of living reef in a single year.
What animals eat sea coral?
One animal that eats coral is the parrotfish. It has a very hard beak-like mouth and bites off bits of coral, eating the live coral animals and eventually excreting the hard parts as sand. Another is the Crown of Thorns Sea Star, which extrudes it's stomach over the coral to digest it. In groups they can decimate an outcrop of coral. The Crown of Thorns is covered with venomous spines which exude a neurotoxin.
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.
What predators eat star fish?
sea otters and sharks
How does a starfish avoid predators?
a sea star avoids predators because it has spikes on it so it's predators can't eat it
What sea creature is eating away the Great Barrier Reef?
The Crown of Thorns starfish is the biggest natural threat to the Great Barrier Reef.
Types of animal found in sea and their food?
The Crown-of-Thorns starfish is a nocturnal sea creature which feeds on coral polyps. But the star fish are a delicacy to a creature called Tritons Trumpet. Now these names sound like they are made up but I can assure you that they are real! :-P And are incredible creatures, they are so interesting. Oh and yes they live in the sea!
What animals are predators of the sea star?
i thing a shark and squid also an octopus
What are the most poisonous sea animals?
Sea anemones, cucumbers & urchins, stinging/fire corals, crown-of-thorns starfish, hydroids/fireweed, box jellyfish, and irukandjis...just to name a few.
What is the sea anemones predators?
The sea star's predators are birds, otters, and humans. This is according to http://library.thinkquest.org/J001418/star.html. Sea Stars (like Solaster dawsoni) also prey on other species of sea stars (like Pycnopodia helianthoides).
