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rug

(82,333 posts) Fri Nov 25, 2016, 11:12 AM Nov 2016

A swimming sea star from the phylum Echinodermata.

A/k/a feather starfish.

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A swimming sea star from the phylum Echinodermata. (Original Post) rug Nov 2016 OP

Cool! The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2016 #1

Creepy cool! lapucelle Nov 2016 #2

Creepy. SammyWinstonJack Nov 2016 #3

Sweet! Solly Mack Nov 2016 #4

feathers IcyPeas Nov 2016 #5

Nature is truly amazing. Fla Dem Nov 2016 #6

If Nature is so great, why is the feather starfish's anus next to its mouth? pinboy3niner Nov 2016 #12

Squeeeeeeeeee n/t. airplaneman Nov 2016 #7

How exquisite. 3catwoman3 Nov 2016 #8

Beautiful. If you are at all interested in sea life, I recommend "The Soul of an Octopus" Flaxbee Nov 2016 #9

It should be called he living feather duster. It's beautiful. The Wielding Truth Nov 2016 #10

It's absolutely beautiful. But how does it get anywhere? SwissTony Nov 2016 #11

Oh, my! How beautiful! Thank you for this new knowledge in my life! (And a reminder to dust. HA!) WinkyDink Nov 2016 #13

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,719 posts)

1. Cool!

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Fri Nov 25, 2016, 12:38 PM

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lapucelle

(18,265 posts)

2. Creepy cool!

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Fri Nov 25, 2016, 12:46 PM

Nov 2016

We better enjoy science while we still have it.

SammyWinstonJack

(44,130 posts)

3. Creepy.

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Fri Nov 25, 2016, 12:59 PM

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Solly Mack

(90,769 posts)

4. Sweet!

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Fri Nov 25, 2016, 02:25 PM

Nov 2016

IcyPeas

(21,884 posts)

5. feathers

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Fri Nov 25, 2016, 07:03 PM

Nov 2016

its a feather duster. I think this is used to clean the ocean. maybe. or something.

Fla Dem

(23,678 posts)

6. Nature is truly amazing.

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Fri Nov 25, 2016, 07:51 PM

Nov 2016

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

12. If Nature is so great, why is the feather starfish's anus next to its mouth?

Reply to Fla Dem (Reply #6)

Sat Nov 26, 2016, 09:11 PM

Nov 2016

Nature has a wicked sense of humor sometimes.

airplaneman

(1,239 posts)

7. Squeeeeeeeeee n/t.

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Fri Nov 25, 2016, 09:19 PM

Nov 2016

3catwoman3

(24,005 posts)

8. How exquisite.

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Fri Nov 25, 2016, 09:25 PM

Nov 2016

Thank you for this moment of beauty.

Flaxbee

(13,661 posts)

9. Beautiful. If you are at all interested in sea life, I recommend "The Soul of an Octopus"

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Fri Nov 25, 2016, 11:28 PM

Nov 2016

by Sy Montomery

It's a wonderful, and wonderfully-written, book:

https://www.amazon.com/Soul-Octopus-Surprising-Exploration-Consciousness/dp/1451697724/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1480130434&sr=8-1&keywords=the+soul+of+an+octopus

The Wielding Truth

(11,415 posts)

10. It should be called he living feather duster. It's beautiful.

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Sat Nov 26, 2016, 12:36 AM

Nov 2016

SwissTony

(2,560 posts)

11. It's absolutely beautiful. But how does it get anywhere?

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Sat Nov 26, 2016, 03:59 PM

Nov 2016

It seems to be in forward and reverse at the same time. Maybe it just goes where the current takes it.

WinkyDink

(51,311 posts)

13. Oh, my! How beautiful! Thank you for this new knowledge in my life! (And a reminder to dust. HA!)

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Sun Nov 27, 2016, 05:35 AM

Nov 2016

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