Sea Star on Mussel Bed
A colorful sea star heads toward a bed of mussels in Clallam Bay, Washington. Though they appear sedentary, sea stars move around on tiny, tubular feet. They also use their feet to pry open shellfish like clams and oysters, beginning a fascinating feeding style. The sea star injects its stomach into a clam’s shell, where it surrounds and envelopes its prey and digests it before retreating back into the sea star’s body.
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