STARFISH ARE
ECHINODERMS AND RELATIVES OF THE SEA URCHIN. THERE ARE AS MANY AS 2,000 STARFISH SPECIES AROUND THE WORLD. NOT ALL OF THEM ARE STAR-SHAPED EITHER. THERE'S EVEN A SPECIES WITH
30 ARMS.
WHEN THEY GET ATTACKED
BY A PREDATOR, THEY'LL RIP OFF THEIR OWN ARM TO GET AWAY WHILE THE PREDATOR EATS IT. THEIR ARMS CAN REGENERATE,
SO I GUESS THEY
REGROW LATER.
STARFISH CAN EAT
ALMOST ANYTHING IN THE OCEAN. THEY FEED BY PUSHING THEIR STOMACH OUT OF THEIR MOUTH AND DIRECTLY DIGESTING THEIR PREY. FLIN FACT, THERE'S AN AREA IN KLIMAMOTO PREFECTURE WHERE THEY EAT STARFISH- AS YOU'D EXPECT FROM A RELATIVE OF THE SEA LIRCHIN, YOU STRIP THE SKIN TO EAT THE INSIDES, LIKE WITH SEA URCHINS.