Meet the #SeaStar!⭐🐚
These tidepool treasures aren’t actually fish... they’re echinoderms, relatives of sea urchins!
Sea stars have the incredible ability to regenerate lost arms, and some species can even regrow an entire new body from just one limb! You’ll often spot them clinging to rocks along coastlines, playing an essential role in the balance of marine ecosystems.
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📸: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research
Image: Underside of a sea star feeding on a bamboo coral in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument