Blue Sea Star - Ocean Life Education

EchinodermCamouflage – hide in tropical coral reef & blue watersMoves and clings to rocks using thousands of tube feet. Suckers on tubefeet are activated by water pumping through body  (Water VascularSystem)Rough – Hard – Tough - LeatheryStar – 5 cylindrical arms. Eye spot on each arm that can only see lightand darkSeek out food with tube feet. Mouth in centre of body on the underside -pushes its' stomach outside body and absorbs food across – whenfinished sucks stomach back inAlgae – Shellfish- Dead Animals – Other Sea StarsAble to drop off an arm that's grasped in a predator's mouth to aidescapeCleaning the ocean floor

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Blue Sea Star

The Crown of Thorns sea star has venomousspines. OUCH!

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