Various InvertebratesMarineThemes2017-12-20T12:56:58-06:00
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Crown Of Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) feeding on hard corals. Crown Of Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) feeding on hard corals. Asteroidea starfish sea-star star-fish Echinodermata single one alone lonely isolated individual spike spikes spiked spine spines sharp point pointed barb barbed toxic toxicity poison poisonous danger dangerous kill killer death poisoning killing sea star seastar sea-star arms |Crown Of Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci)
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Bat Stars (Asterina miniata) and Ochre Sea Star (Pisaster ochraceus) with kelp next to rock pool. Bat Stars (Asterina miniata) and Ochre Sea Star (Pisaster ochraceus) with kelp next to rock pool. mass many group together same identical similar colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint starfish seastar sea colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint red yellow orange plant plants frond fronds seaweed weed rockpool shore shoreline tangle tangled Researchers and Rockpools |Bat Stars (Asterina miniata)
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Triton Trumpet Shell (Charonia tritonis) feeding on Crown Of Thorns Sea Star (Acanthaster planci) Crown Of Thorns Sea Star (Acanthaster planci) being eaten by Triton Trumpet Shell (Charonia tritonis) feeding predator hunting hunted hunter carnivor eating consuming prey victim carnivorous carnivourous Molluscs |Triton Trumpet Shell (Charonia tritonis)
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Red Sea Star (Odontaster validus) feeding on penguin skull. Red Sea Star (Odontaster validus) feeding on penguin skull. decay death decomposed decomposing scavenger scavanger scavenging scavanging eating consuming food chain Various Invert |Red Sea Star (Odontaster validus)
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Southern Reaper Sea Star (Tosia australis) Southern Reaper Sea Star (Tosia australis) single one alone lonely isolated individual colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint orange five 5 arm arms cute Various Invert |Southern Reaper Sea Star (Tosia australis)
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Northern Pacific Sea Stars (Asterias amurensis) clumped together while competing for food. Introduced to Australasian waters via ship's water ballast containing sea star eggs. With no natural predators in southern waters this species has exploded in numbers, causing serious environmental problems. Northern Pacific Sea Stars (Asterias amurensis) clumped together while competing for food. Introduced to Australasian waters via ship's water ballast containing sea star eggs. With no natural predators in southern waters this species has exploded in numbers, causing serious environmental problems. starfish seastar arm arms crawl crawling danger orange yellow purple mauve grow growing growth re-grow re-growing stump stumpy survive survival surviving feeding feed frenzy mass many group together same identical similar orgy glutton gluttony Various Invert |Northern Pacific Sea Stars (Asterias amurensis)
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Fire Urchin (Asthenosoma ijimai) Detail of spines. Able to inflict very painful sting. Fire Urchin (Asthenosoma ijimai) Detail of spines. Able to inflict very painful sting. starfish sharp pointed pattern poisonous toxic painful sea star seastar Various Invert |Fire Urchin (Asthenosoma ijimai)
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Starfish (Nectria ocellata) in rock pool and lighthouse. Starfish (Nectria ocellata) in rock pool and lighthouse. vertical split sea star seastar Water and Light |Starfish (Nectria ocellata)
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Red Mosaic Sea Star (Fromia monilis) on acropora coral. Red Mosaic Sea Star (Fromia monilis) on acropora coral. red green pattern starfish arms texture sea star seastar Various Invert |Red Mosaic Sea Star (Fromia monilis)
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Red Tubercled Sea Star Pentaceraster tuberculatus) Detail of spines. Red Tubercled Sea Star Pentaceraster tuberculatus) Detail of spines. Asteroidea single one alone lonely isolated individual colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint yellow gold golden spike spikes spiked spine spines sharp point pointed cone cones pattern skin starfish star-fish |Red Tubercled Sea Star Pentaceraster tuberculatus
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Schayer's Brittle Star (Ophionereis schayeri) Schayer's Brittle Star (Ophionereis schayeri) Ophiuroidea single one alone lonely isolated individual stars starfish fragile arm arms crawl crawler crawling Various Invert |Schayer's Brittle Star (Ophionereis schayeri)
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Northern Pacific Sea Stars (Asterias amurensis) clumped together while competing for food. Introduced to Australasian waters via ship's water ballast containing sea star eggs. With no natural predators in southern waters this species has exploded in numbers, causing serious environmental problems. Northern Pacific Sea Stars (Asterias amurensis) clumped together while competing for food. Introduced to Australasian waters via ship's water ballast containing sea star eggs. With no natural predators in southern waters this species has exploded in numbers, causing serious environmental problems. starfish seastar arm arms crawl crawling danger orange yellow purple mauve grow growing growth re-grow re-growing stump stumpy survive survival surviving feeding feed frenzy mass many group together same identical similar orgy glutton gluttony Various Invert |Northern Pacific Sea Stars (Asterias amurensis)
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Necklace Sea Star (Fromia monilis) on Porites coral. Necklace Sea Star (Fromia monilis) on Porites coral. starfish arms green five pentagon pentagonal Various Invert |Necklace Sea Star (Fromia monilis)
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Cushion Sea Star (Culcita novaeguineae) on deep reef rubble sea bed. Cushion Sea Star (Culcita novaeguineae) on deep reef rubble sea bed. single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint starfish fat chubby pincushion pin inflate inflated inflation inflating puffy puffed bloat bloated |Cushion Sea Star (Culcita novaeguineae)
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Tropical salp made up of a colony of transparent tunicates. Tropical salp made up of a colony of transparent tunicates. floating sunlight ribbon Various Invert |Tropical salp made up of a colony of transparent tunicates.
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Crown Of Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) Crown Of Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) colour color red magenta purple sharp pointed defense defend dangerous point spike foraging eating sea star seastar Various Invert |Crown Of Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci)
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Brittle Stars (Ophiothrix sp.) wrapped around Gorgonian Sea Fan. Brittle Stars (Ophiothrix sp.) wrapped around Gorgonian Sea Fan. mass many group together same identical similar colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint gild gilded gilt glair gold gold-colored golden yellow grip grab gripping grabbing hold holding grasp grasping grasped held entwine entwined |Brittle Stars (Ophiothrix sp.)
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Comb Sea Star (Archaster angulatus) feeding on Tusk Shell (Dentallium sp.) Comb Sea Star (Archaster angulatus) feeding on Tusk Shell (Dentallium sp.) starfish eating consuming consume biting Various Invert |Comb Sea Star (Archaster angulatus)
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Northern Pacific Sea Stars (Asterias amurensis) clumped together while competing for food. Introduced to Australasian waters via ship's water ballast containing sea star eggs. With no natural predators in southern waters this species has exploded in numbers, causing serious environmental problems. Northern Pacific Sea Stars (Asterias amurensis) clumped together while competing for food. Introduced to Australasian waters via ship's water ballast containing sea star eggs. With no natural predators in southern waters this species has exploded in numbers, causing serious environmental problems. starfish seastar arm arms crawl crawling danger orange yellow purple mauve grow growing growth re-grow re-growing stump stumpy survive survival surviving feeding feed frenzy mass many group together same identical similar orgy glutton gluttony Various Invert |Northern Pacific Sea Stars (Asterias amurensis)
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Crown Of Thorns Sea Star (Acanthaster planci) Crown Of Thorns Sea Star (Acanthaster planci) (Asteroidea) Asteroidea spike spikes spiked spine spines sharp point pointed barb barbed toxic toxicity poison poisonous danger dangerous kill killer death poisoning killing pattern sea-star starfish invertebrate invertebrates |Crown Of Thorns Sea Star (Acanthaster planci)