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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.
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Some species of sea stars, such as the Brown Serpent Sea Star and the Blue Sea Star, are classified as detritivores that feed on decomposing organic matter and therefore contribute to decomposition. Many other species are predators though, that feed on oysters, clams, snails, mollusks, or any other prey too slow to avoid the sea stars.
How do sea stars avoid being washed out to sea?
they have special suckers attached to their points so that they can stay on rocks and such like.
What does Trust your heart if the seas catch fire live by love though the stars walk backwards mean?
He's saying trust your heart no matter what. And live by love, come what may. =)
How many Japanese sea stars are there?
Sorry dude but I just need to find an answer so I don't actually know. But if you play a game called Wandanohara and the Great Blue Sea you would find the Sea of Stars
cushion star at corals,fish,plankton,mussels and shrimps cushion star at corals,fish,plankton,mussels and shrimps and sharks and you
Why would a dog eat a dead starfish?
it wouldn't
My dog actually tried to eat a starfish that I had. She had it sticking out of her mouth! She looked funny, but cute.
There are a great many different species of seastars, or starfish, and they are found from artic to tropical seas, some at great depths and others in very shallow water. They vary greatly in size, color, and shape, and eat a wide range of things. Some are prey specific, eating only one kind of food, but most eat several kinds of food, and many are scavengers, with an extremely varied diet. Bivalves, like clams, are a favorite food for many starfish species. These starfish are able to slowly force open their prey, and actually insert their digestive organs into the clam.
Starfish have amazing regenerative abilities. When torn in half, each half can become a new starfish. Even a single 'arm' can grow into a new starfish, but with the new limbs much smaller. These are sometimes called 'comets' because of their unusual appearance, and often mistaken for a different species. Few things eat starfish, but some, like the 'Triton's Trumpet' (Charonia) prefer them over any other food. In areas where these animals are collected for their beautiful shells, there is often an explosive growth in the starfish population, frequently causing great damage to other life forms.
What external and internal features indicate that the starfish is organized in a pattern of fives?
Starfish are most recognized for having five arms, as most species of it do. However, they also have five canals on the underside of each of the arms which enable them to feed themselves and move.
Liquid that fills an echinoderms vascular system?
When studying living creatures, it is important to know the details of their lives. Water is the liquid that fills an echinoderms vascular system.
Do seastars live at the bottom of the ocean or at the top?
they live at both. some live on the bottom and some are exsposed
Names of the 5 stars in the of stars given the name 'Cancer'?
5 stars in the constellation Cancer are :-
- Acubens or Alpha Canceri (Binary System)
- Al Tarf or Beta Canceri (Binary System)
- Asellus Borealis or GammaCanceri
- Asellus Australis or Delta Canceri
- Tegmine or Zeta Canceri (2 sets of binary pairs)
A starfish lives in the sea and occasionally in coral reefs
