Paws For This Week's Animal Facts: The Starfish Of The Day

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Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor
Dec 22, 2021 7:00 PM EST

Is this the Krusty Krab? No, this is Patrick!! I could go on and on with the Sponge Bob quotes and truly write an entire article on them, but why read about a fictional, animated starfish when you can learn about the real version?! Folks, get your diving gear ready, but for this week's animal facts were are going to the coast.

Sea stars, or more commonly known as starfish, are some of the most beautiful creatures in the ocean. Sea stars are some of the most iconic marine animals, but there is a lot more than what meets the eye of these multi-legged ocean dwellers. Did you know a Sea star's size can range from the palm of your hand to covering a portion of the ocean floor? There are so many species of stars that can live in both hot and cold climates. So, let's venture out of Bikini Bottom and find out all we can about the stars on Earth.

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    Marine invertebrates - Starfish have no brain or blood. Instead, they use filtered seawater to pump nutrients through their nervous system. ICANHAS CHEEZ BURGER
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    Marine invertebrates - ICANHAS CHEEZ BURGER A starfish can live up to 35 years.
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    Road surface - ICANHAS BURCER They are actually called Sea Stars-not fish! They do not have gills, scales, or fins like fish.
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    Sea stars, starfish….? What's the difference? Does it even matter? Yes. It does. Fish have gills, scales, and are coldblooded. Sea stars have none of those things. They have a hard plate under their skin instead of a backbone, and spines that cover their surface.
     

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    Marine invertebrates - Sea stars are related to sand dollars and sea urchins. CHEEZ BURGER
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    Vertebrate - There are around 2,000 species of sea stars. Some live in the Tropics and some live in the cold waters in the arctic region. GANHAS CHEEZ PURGER
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    Sea stars, starfish….? What's the difference? Does it even matter? Yes. It does. Fish have gills, scales, and are coldblooded. Sea stars have none of those things. They have a hard plate under their skin instead of a backbone, and spines that cover their surface.
     

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    Marine invertebrates - Sea stars cannot survive in freshwater. BURCER
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    Purple - Sea Stars can regenerate body parts! It can take up to a year for a lost limb to grow back. ICANNAS CHEEZ BURCER
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    Vertebrate - ANHAS CHEEZ BURGER, Male and female sea stars are identical.
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    Terrestrial plant - CANHAS HEEZ BURGER Some sea stars can grow up to 40 arms.
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    Vertebrate - ICANHAS CHEE BURGER Sea stars can reproduce sexually and asexually through regeneration.
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    Organism - Sea stars move using hundreds of tube feet located on their underside. ICANHAS CHEEZ BURGER.
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    Marine invertebrates - ICANHAS CHEEZ BURGER Sea stars prey on mussels and clams as well as small fish, snails, and barnacles.
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    Natural environment - ANHAST CHE BURF Sea stars have eyespots at the end of each arm. They don't see much detail but they can sense light and dark, which is just enough for their environments.
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