Friday, March 21, 2014

The Biscuit Sea Star

Photo: A sea star on a pier pylon


Biscuit Sea Star


Like sand dollars and sea urchins, sea stars are echinoderms, those of the “spiny skin.” Sea star skin is calcified to make the relatively sedentary animal a less appealing meal. It can also adopt a variety of hues to provide an effective camouflage.







(source:google/http://ocean.nationalgeographic.com/)







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