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earthling<p>A starfish clings to a rock on San Cristóbal island, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gal%C3%A1pagos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Galápagos</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ecuador" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ecuador</span></a> </p><p>Which planet did it come from?</p><p>Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/photography" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>photography</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/starfish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>starfish</span></a></p>
Julie Howlin<p>First of all, they are not Fish. They are part of a group of animals known as echinoderms, which also includes sea cucumbers, sea urchins and Sand Dollars. <br>10 things you didn't know about starfish.</p><p><a href="https://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2025/04/3-april-starfish.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">topicaltens.blogspot.com/2025/</span><span class="invisible">04/3-april-starfish.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Starfish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Starfish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SeaStars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeaStars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Animals</span></a></p>
Anna Kukka<p>die Milchstrasse der Seesterne</p><p><a href="https://wien.rocks/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://wien.rocks/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://wien.rocks/tags/asteroidea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asteroidea</span></a> <a href="https://wien.rocks/tags/starfish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>starfish</span></a> <a href="https://wien.rocks/tags/HausDesMeeres" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HausDesMeeres</span></a> <a href="https://wien.rocks/tags/Wien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wien</span></a></p>
Ryan B FramedBlue Sea Star and Fivestripe Wrasses on a quick snorkel today!<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/starfish?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#starfish</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/seastar?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#seastar</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/fish?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fish</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/wrasse?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wrasse</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/snorkel?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#snorkel</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/underwaterphotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#underwaterphotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ocean?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ocean</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/pacific?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pacific</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/island?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#island</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/guam?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#guam</a>
Kristin (vis.social Admin)<p>Playing with dancing starfish, in Ukrainian colors, for today's <a href="https://vis.social/tags/inkyDays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inkyDays</span></a> drawing. </p><p><a href="https://vis.social/tags/ink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ink</span></a> <a href="https://vis.social/tags/drawing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drawing</span></a> <a href="https://vis.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://vis.social/tags/StarFish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StarFish</span></a></p>
gergCarpet Sea Star, Meridiastra calcar.<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/seastar?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#seastar</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/starfish?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#starfish</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/carpetseastar?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#carpetseastar</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/auswildlife?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#auswildlife</a>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p>Green staghorn coral may be more likely to survive ocean warming if crabs are around <a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-02-green-staghorn-coral-survive-ocean.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2025-02-green-st</span><span class="invisible">aghorn-coral-survive-ocean.html</span></a></p><p>"predation by <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/starfish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>starfish</span></a> led to wounds that bled mucus, which in turn attracted the hoof-clawed <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/crab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crab</span></a>... the <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/crabs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crabs</span></a> fed on the mucus but did not harm the coral... they also fed on nearby <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/seaweed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seaweed</span></a>, typically the vectors for infectious <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/bacteria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bacteria</span></a>, which led to infection prevention in the <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/corals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corals</span></a>... coral that were protected by the crabs were 60% less likely to suffer tissue loss"</p>
Rusty Ring<p>Ochre star</p><p>Pisaster ochraceus. </p><p><a href="http://rustyring.blogspot.com/2025/02/ww-ochre-star.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">rustyring.blogspot.com/2025/02</span><span class="invisible">/ww-ochre-star.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/invertebrate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>invertebrate</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/PugetSound" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PugetSound</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/starfish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>starfish</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/WordlessWednesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordlessWednesday</span></a></p>
Kristin (vis.social Admin)<p>A pair of dancing starfish for today's <a href="https://vis.social/tags/inkyDays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inkyDays</span></a> drawing.</p><p>Here's an in-progress shot.</p><p>The finished drawing, and more, now posted for my supporters on patreon and ko-fi:<br><a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/121307036" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">patreon.com/posts/121307036</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://ko-fi.com/Post/InkyDays-February-2025-H2H419XIDQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ko-fi.com/Post/InkyDays-Februa</span><span class="invisible">ry-2025-H2H419XIDQ</span></a></p><p><a href="https://vis.social/tags/ink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ink</span></a> <a href="https://vis.social/tags/drawing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drawing</span></a> <a href="https://vis.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://vis.social/tags/starfish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>starfish</span></a> <a href="https://vis.social/tags/GenerativeArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenerativeArt</span></a> <a href="https://vis.social/tags/ProceduralArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProceduralArt</span></a> <a href="https://vis.social/tags/MastoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoArt</span></a> <a href="https://vis.social/tags/wip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wip</span></a></p>
FormerlyTheVinylApe<p>THE CHURCH<br>Starfish<br>1988 Canada pressing</p><p>Been a loooong time since I’ve sat with this whole album start to finish.</p><p>It’s so friggin’ good. Just magical.<br>Might have to do Priest=Aura next.<br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/vinyl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vinyl</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/vinylrecords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vinylrecords</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/1980s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1980s</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/80smusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>80smusic</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/80s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>80s</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/alternative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alternative</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/thechurch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thechurch</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/starfish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>starfish</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/indie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indie</span></a></p>
Jennifer Jorgenson<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/starfish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>starfish</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Pic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pic</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/pictures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pictures</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/picture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>picture</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/pics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pics</span></a></p>
Douglas<p>We visited the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sunflower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sunflower</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/seastar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seastar</span></a> laboratory yesterday to check on on all the little <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/starfish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>starfish</span></a>. They're almost to their one year spawn-iversary!</p><p><a href="https://www.sunflowerstarlab.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">sunflowerstarlab.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MossLanding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MossLanding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a></p>
Christopher HarperThe blue starfish (Linckia laevigata) is ubiquitous on Guam. This one was perched perfectly on the edge of a rock just below the surface.<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/starfish?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#starfish</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/sealife?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sealife</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/blue?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blue</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/pacific?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pacific</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/guam?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#guam</a>
Peter West Carey<p>Crown-Of-Thorns Starfish</p><p>Description: This character certainly does not invite a nice petting.</p><p>Location: Hawai'i, USA</p><p>Photograph copyright Peter West Carey. All rights reserved</p><p><a href="https://thecareyadventures.com/blog/crown-of-thorns-starfish/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thecareyadventures.com/blog/cr</span><span class="invisible">own-of-thorns-starfish/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hawaii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hawaii</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PhotoOfTheDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhotoOfTheDay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Underwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Underwater</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CrownOfThorns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CrownOfThorns</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/diving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diving</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hawaii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hawaii</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PhotoOfTheDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhotoOfTheDay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/scuba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scuba</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SeaStar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeaStar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/starfish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>starfish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/underwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>underwater</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a></p>
Peter West Carey<p>Crown-Of-Thorns Starfish</p><p>Description: This character certainly does not invite a nice petting.</p><p>Location: Hawai'i, USA</p><p>Photograph copyright Peter West Carey. All rights reserved</p><p><a href="https://thecareyadventures.com/blog/crown-of-thorns-starfish/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thecareyadventures.com/blog/cr</span><span class="invisible">own-of-thorns-starfish/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hawaii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hawaii</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PhotoOfTheDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhotoOfTheDay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Underwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Underwater</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CrownOfThorns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CrownOfThorns</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/diving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diving</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hawaii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hawaii</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PhotoOfTheDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhotoOfTheDay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/scuba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scuba</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SeaStar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeaStar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/starfish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>starfish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/underwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>underwater</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a></p>
Plazi Species<p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/NewSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewSpecies</span></a>!<br>New sea star from eastern <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/pacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pacific</span></a> just surfaced:</p><p>Caymanostella scrippscognaticausa</p><p>Treatment: <a href="http://treatment.plazi.org/id/89611739-FFAD-537C-98BF-A5F0FC97FADB" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">treatment.plazi.org/id/8961173</span><span class="invisible">9-FFAD-537C-98BF-A5F0FC97FADB</span></a><br>Publication: <a href="http://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5536.3.1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5536.</span><span class="invisible">3.1</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Zootaxa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zootaxa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/CaymanostellaScrippscognaticausa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CaymanostellaScrippscognaticausa</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/FAIRdata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FAIRdata</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/OA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/openaccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openaccess</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/taxonomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxonomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/echinodermata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>echinodermata</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/asteroidea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asteroidea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/seastar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seastar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/starfish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>starfish</span></a></p>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p>How do you grow an endangered <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/starfish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>starfish</span></a>? Scientists are finding out <a href="https://phys.org/news/2024-12-endangered-starfish-scientists.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2024-12-endanger</span><span class="invisible">ed-starfish-scientists.html</span></a></p><p>"6 billion sunflower stars have died since 2013 due to sea star wasting disease. In their absence, purple urchins surged and chewed through entire undersea forests of <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/kelp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kelp</span></a>, which are the foundation for a rich marine ecosystem. 96% of Northern <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a>'s <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/KelpForests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KelpForests</span></a> have vanished since then... But sunflower stars may once again dot the seabed, thanks to pioneering projects to grow them in labs"</p>
Peter Kisner ≈<p>Zoology hot take:</p><p>Brittle stars are just starfish (sea stars) which have made their way through the Amigara Fault.</p><p><a href="https://mediachomp.com/the-enigma-of-amigara-fault-manga/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mediachomp.com/the-enigma-of-a</span><span class="invisible">migara-fault-manga/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://dice.camp/tags/Biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biology</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/Zoology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zoology</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/Echinoderms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Echinoderms</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/BodyHorror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BodyHorror</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/Starfish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Starfish</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/BrittleStars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrittleStars</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/JunjiIto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JunjiIto</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/Manga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Manga</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/AmigaraFault" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmigaraFault</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/Humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Humor</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/NotionalReality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NotionalReality</span></a></p>