this uniquely puffy starfish is found in shallow waters on coral reefs and rubble slopes, always tropical, where it feeds on algae, coral polyps, and dead animals. It prefers an above-average ...

This subspecies may have vivid shades of orange or sport concentric bands of pink, orange, white, and yellow ... Starfish are also able to regenerate their neurons, something very few animals ...

Then we spread out, marking the sections where we start our counts with yellow chalk ... "sea stars," right after I have called the animals starfish. Because, of course, sea stars are echinoderms ...

Kosann turned to the animal kingdom ... yellow and green becomes an eye-catching starfish necklace, set against yellow ...

Several animals, including octopuses, leeches, and starfish, have evolved multiple brain-like organs or distributed nerve networks. These adaptations enhance survival through independent limb ...

(Scientists prefer “sea star” to “starfish” because the animals are not fish ... brown, orange and yellow, and can grow as large as three feet across, with up to two dozen arms.

These large starfish are also being cut down by a widespread virus. Why such a pervasive virus is suddenly killing millions of animals is still up for debate. "We've seen big outbreaks in sea ...