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An Underwater Garden |
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Starfish, or sea stars, are not actually fish at all, but are echinoderms. They have hundreds of tiny tube feet that help them move. Starfish feed primarily on mollusks and other echinoderms. While starfish are commonly represented as having only five legs, there are some that have many more, like the spiny sun star. |
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Spiny Sun Star |
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The spiny sun star has 12 arms, but other sun stars have as few as 8 or as many as 13 arms. Like the goosefoot starfish, it will eat common starfish. |
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Bloodstar |
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The bloodstar is usually seen on rocky shores. It lives up to it's nickname of the Bloody Henry with it's vivid red body marks. |
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Brittle Star |
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The brittle sea star throws it's very fragile arms into serpent like shapes as it glides swiftly in a tide pool. The arms are really brittle and are easily broken, but the brittle star can easily grow them back. |
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