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What does the starfish use its arms for?
A starfish uses its arms to pry open clam or oyster shells
Is the underside of the starfish smooth?
The underside of a starfish has many sucker like legs that the starfish uses to walk over the ocean floor - it is not smooth.
Animal uses a hydraulic system to move?
starfish
What does the starfish use for shelter?
It uses different types of platnts for a shelter.
How do starfish crawl?
The humble starfish (Asterias Forbesii) does not have a regular migratory route. It does however, floop. Where 'flooping' is the action of large numbers of starfish travelling along a similar path. The humble starfish (Asterias Forbesii) does not have a regular migratory route. It does however, floop. Where 'flooping' is the action of large numbers of starfish travelling along a similar path.
What types of starfish are there in New Zealand?
there are cusion starfish, reef starfish, spiny starfish and fire brick starfish in new zealand.
What types of different starfish are there What is the scientific name for a starfish?
It is called toilet water.
The methods a starfish uses to obtain its food?
Most starfish eat mollusks, principally bivalves which they force open by seizing both halves of the shell with their tube feet and pulling the halves apart very slowly until the bivalve is exhausted.
When a starfish pries open the shell of a clam or oyster the mollusk resists even of the shell opens slightly the starfish will get its meal how does this occur?
When a starfish pries open the shell of a clam or oyster, it uses its tube feet to exert pressure on the shell. The mollusk instinctively tries to close its shell to protect itself, but the starfish can exploit even a slight opening. Once the shell is slightly ajar, the starfish extends its stomach out of its body and into the clam or oyster, secreting enzymes to digest the soft tissue before absorbing the nutrients. This method allows the starfish to feed effectively despite the mollusk's resistance.
Do starfish die?
Yes they can
Is a starfish an animal plankton?
Sure, starfish larvae are planktonic. Adult starfish are not.
Who were starfish ancestors?
Starfish Ancestors
