©JMacCausland'12_Blood Star & Hydroid.jpg
Add to Lightbox DownloadA single strobe light accentuates the texture of this Blood Stars regular but pebbly skin. They have five arms and range in shades of deep red to white. They are a very pretty animal growing to 4" on the Atlantic Coast. This one is feeding on a sponge, but they also absorb nutrients via their porous skin. greenish-tan Crumb of Bread Sponge (Halichondria panicea) is on the bottom.
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- © Janet MacCausland
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- North Atlantic Underwater (see also Animal class for more), Sea Stars_ Echinoderms

