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CUSHION SEA STAR
(Oreaster reticulatus) < 35 cm / 14 in
i e short trian ular arms. hic reddish od ith a network of raised red bumps in radiating lines.
Sea stars are able to move using thousands of tiny feet called podia, allowing them to slowly hunt for prey such as shell sh. Their stomachs actually extend out of their bodies to dissolve their meals. They have no blood, simply using seawater to move the nutrients around inside their bodies.
TWO-SPINED SEA STAR (Astropecten duplicatus) < 20 cm / 8 in
i e elon ated arms ordered ith a series of no lates each ith t o shar hite s ines. olor aria le.
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(Oreaster reticulatus)
u eniles are more ulnera le to redators. he ta e on a reen coloration in sea rass eds as camou a e.
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