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Starfish
Also known as sea stars, these echinoderms are 2,000 species strong and found in seas and oceans all over the world. They can vary in size from less than half an inch to more than four feet across.
1,388 Questions
Where is the mouth of a sea star?
They crawl on top of their prey and munch, munch, munch, nom nom nom. And they also need to breath so they have to have a mouth otherwise they would die :s hope this helpscassie.x
Most starfish are any of the following colors: pink, orange, red or grey. Though there have been cases where they can be a different color such as white.
No, they are invertebrates and therefore have no vertebrae or backbone.
What kind of FOOD does starfish eat?
Sunflowers feed off the water in the Earth and the light of the Sun.
Being autotrophs, they do not actually eat anything, but make their own food through photosynthesis.
How are starfish and humans alike?
It's different because it's in a shape of a star and if it loses one of it's legs it'll grow back.
The anus if a starfish would be located on what surface?
Where is the anus in relation to the stomach of a starfish?
Where is the starfishes eyes located?
The eyes of a sea star (starfish) are located on the end of each arm. It is a very simple eye that looks like a red spot and can sense light and dark, but doesn't see much detail.
No, the male and female release their gametes into the environment where they will meet oppositely sexed gametes. Although some species brood their eggs (sit on them) and one species i know of Leptasterias tenera broods the eggs in its pyloric stomach.
Starfish do not tend to do either. They just travel in the area they are born and eat the food offered.
What is the function of a pedicellariae on a star fish?
Pedicellariae protect sea urchins by snapping open if something touches its outer surface. If it is touched on its inner surface then it snaps shut. They can be toxic because some have poison glands inside of them. They are attached to the stalks at the base of the spines that cover the sea urchin.
The armour of a starfish feels very rough but once you have the starfish on your hand there are little tentacle with suction cups on the end that will stick on your hand and it will tickle a little bit.
On what surface is the Ambulcaral groove visible on a star fish?
Echinoderms can have ambulacral parts that include ossicles, plates, spines, and suckers. For example, sea stars or "star fish" have an ambulacral groove on their oral side (underside). This ambulacral groove extends from the mouth to the end of each ray or arm. Each groove of each arm in turn has four rows of hollow tube feet that can be extended or withdrawn. Opposite the ambulacral groove is an ambulacral ridge on the aboral side of each ray.
Why is physalia physalis called Portuguese man of war?
Type your answer here... why is [physalia] called portuguese man of war
i think they have babies when they are old enough and find a you know like that............and after that they have babies in the sea and they maybe born them in their house on a cave or out on the shore i guess..........
No. A starfish is actually classified as an Echnioderm.
Average lifespan of a Starfish in the wild is up to 35 years
How do sea stars prevent desiccation?
Not at all well. To be taken out of the water is pretty much a death sentence for a starfish.
