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I never shy away from holding natures critters in my hands,
These were in big tanks with other Sea crustaceans at the Oktoberfest festival, all from Oyster bay.
Great education for kids to see and hold them.
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Every day a star in the sky jumps in front of the starfish that someone steals from the sea.
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Another image from my trip to Cayo Guillermo last month, this one a starfish taken in the shallow waters along the coast.
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Starfish cacti (Stapelia grandiflora) are also more morbidly called the carrion flower. These stinky, but spectacular, plants share similar traits to those from the carnivorous family in that they possess insect attracting flora (but are not carnivorous), which range in size from a couple of inches high to plants that bear 12-inch wide flowers. This plant species is native to South Africa, so growing starfish flowers usually requires warm, humid temperatures or a specialized greenhouse environment.
These plants aren’t exactly cactus but are members of the succulent group of plants. They are soft stemmed plants without spines, spreading out from a central point. These are thickly skinned and resemble carrion flesh.
Starfish flower cactus may produce amazing five-petaled flowers that exude a rather unpleasant odor. The scent attracts flies and other insects, which pollinate the blooms. Flowers are red to brown and may be mottled with a couple of colors.
The Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens. San Marino. California.
Starfish or sea stars are star-shaped echinoderms belonging to the class Asteroidea . Common usage frequently finds these names being also applied to ophiuroids, which are correctly referred to as brittle stars or basket stars. Starfish are also known as asteroids due to being in the class Asteroidea. This one was seen on the Beach at Withernsea ..
It was so neat seeing all these starfish on a boat tour in Seward Alaska. The waves would come in and out and expose them.
Some interesting facts: sea stars are not fish; there are thousands of sea star species; not all starfish have four arms; they can regenerate arms; they are protected by armour; they don't have blood; they eat with their stomachs inside out; they have eyes,...
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Starfish and anenomes at the Montreal Biodome in Canada… The museum of enclosed ecosystems, located at Olympic Park, is home to 2,500 animals and more than 800 plant species.
It was good to see so many starfish. Their population declined rapidly, and to extinction concerning levels, years ago. The cause has never been clearly determined. We were in Bandon a couple of weeks ago, and I saw more starfish than I have in a long time. Hopefully a comeback, which would be a very good thing for coastal ecology.
There continues to be widespread concern, on the West coast, of starfish wasting syndrome. Altho' a virus has been implicated, it is thought that there may be multilple, or combined factors that account for the mass die-off of stars.
On this unseasonably warm day, while I was really enjoying taking pictures at the beach, I was reminded that higher than normal water temperatures are also considered a possible cause.
Is this another sensitive indicator species forecasting further damage to the environment, due to rising temperatures?
I hope not.
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This is one of Teddy's latest favourites ;) He has tons of toys but since buying this for his Birthday earlier this year he has become rather obsessed! After a good session of play he'll flop down and rest with the Starfish still in his mouth...... he even falls asleep like it!
Oh and yes it really is like double the size of him!
James the starfish isn't the brightest - but that doesn't stop him from running an underwater gambling ring and breaking the legs off other starfish who owe him too much.
Shot at the tidepools near Yachats, OR
Starfish live in salt water. They live in both cold and warm ocean locations. They are invertebrates, which means they have no backbone. They are also echinoderms, which means they have spiny or bumpy skin. They eat snails and clams and oysters. They are colorful to help them survive and in a coral reef blend in. They have no blood. Most have five arms but some have up to 40. They can grow new arms too. They can live up to 35 years. Most live alone but sometime like here they cluster when food is plentiful. These were eating snail stuck to pier pilings in San Diego.
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