Various Other Sea Stars

Calloused Sea Star (Echinaster callosus) Detail of tube feet used to walk across sea bed and pry open bivalve shells when feeding.
Calloused Sea Star (Echinaster callosus) Detail of tube feet used to walk across sea bed and pry open bivalve shells when feeding. pink purple mauve stick sticky suck sucker suckers vaccum vacuum vacume starfish invertebrate Various Invert |Calloused Sea Star (Echinaster callosus)

Rainbow Sea Star (Lethasterias nanimensis)
Rainbow Sea Star (Lethasterias nanimensis) Asteroidea sea-star seastar starfish star-fish arm arms five crawl crawling crawler sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor |Rainbow Sea Star (Lethasterias nanimensis)

Comb Sea Star (Archaster angulatus) feeding on Tusk Shell (Dentallium sp.)
Comb Sea Star (Archaster angulatus) feeding on Tusk Shell (Dentallium sp.) starfish eating consuming consume biting Various Invert |Comb Sea Star (Archaster angulatus)

Ochre Sea Stars (Pisaster ochraceus) on reef with Garibaldi (Hypsypops rubicundus)
Ochre Sea Stars (Pisaster ochraceus) on reef with Garibaldi (Hypsypops rubicundus) orange red starfish star fish vertical Various Invert |Ochre Sea Stars (Pisaster ochraceus)

Bat Sea Star (Asterina miniata) mouth detail.
Bat Sea Star (Asterina miniata) mouth detail. Asteroidea sucker suckers starfish star fish star-fish stomach underside underneath sticky suck sucktion vaccume arm arms |Bat Sea Star (Asterina miniata)

Sea Star (Protoreaster sp.)
|Sea Star (Protoreaster sp.)

Eleven-armed Sea Star (Coscinasterias muricata) eating sand crab.
Eleven-armed Sea Star (Coscinasterias muricata) eating sand crab. hunting captured caught catching eating feeding consume consuming killer killed hunter predator prey Various Invert Eleven-armed Sea Star (Coscinasterias calamaria) |Eleven-armed Sea Star (Coscinasterias muricata)

Red Mosaic Sea Star (Fromia monilis) on acropora coral.
Red Mosaic Sea Star (Fromia monilis) on acropora coral. red green pattern starfish arms texture sea star seastar Various Invert |Red Mosaic Sea Star (Fromia monilis)

Red Sea Star (Odontaster validus) feeding on penguin skull.
Red Sea Star (Odontaster validus) feeding on penguin skull. decay death decomposed decomposing scavenger scavanger scavenging scavanging eating consuming food chain Various Invert |Red Sea Star (Odontaster validus)

Sea Star (Anthaster valvulatus) on reef wall.
Sea Star (Anthaster valvulatus) on reef wall. single one alone lonely isolated individual camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic starfish arm arms armed five point points Various Invert |Sea Star (Anthaster valvulatus)

Spiny Sand Star (Astropecten vappa)
Spiny Sand Star (Astropecten vappa) starfish sandy arms wide spikes spiky Various Invert |Spiny Sand Star (Astropecten vappa)

Eleven-armed Sea Star (Coscinasterias muricata) eating King Scallop (Pecten meridionalis)
Eleven-armed Sea Star (Coscinasterias muricata) eating King Scallop (Pecten meridionalis) armour attacking eating food feeding defense defend foraging eating fight struggle sea star seastar Various Invert Eleven-armed Sea Star (Coscinasterias calamaria) |Eleven-armed Sea Star (Coscinasterias muricata)

Southern Reaper Sea Star (Tosia australis)
Southern Reaper Sea Star (Tosia australis) single one alone lonely isolated individual colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint orange five 5 arm arms cute stumpy stubby blunt colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint mauve purple Various Invert |Southern Reaper Sea Star (Tosia australis)

Starfish (Nectria ocellata) in rock pool and lighthouse.
Starfish (Nectria ocellata) in rock pool and lighthouse. vertical split sea star seastar Water and Light |Starfish (Nectria ocellata)

Spurred Sea Stars (Patiriella calcar)
Spurred Sea Stars (Patiriella calcar) sea star seastar Various Invert |Spurred Sea Stars (Patiriella calcar)

Vermilion Sea Star (Pentagonaster duebeni)
Vermilion Sea Star (Pentagonaster duebeni) pattern colorful colourful red white mosaic sea star seastar Various Invert |Vermilion Sea Star (Pentagonaster duebeni)

Red Sea Stars (Odontaster validus), Sea Urchins (Sterechinus neumayeri) and Brittle Stars (Ophionotus victoriae) covering Antarctic sea bed.
Red Sea Stars (Odontaster validus), Sea Urchins (Sterechinus neumayeri) and Brittle Stars (Ophionotus victoriae) covering Antarctic sea bed. mass many group crowded fertile cold icy antarctica Various Invert |Red Sea Stars (Odontaster validus)

Eleven Armed Sea Star (Coscinasterias muricata) feeding on Blue Mussels (Mytilus edulis)
Eleven Armed Sea Star (Coscinasterias muricata) feeding on Blue Mussels (Mytilus edulis) eat eating feed feeding consume consuming hunger hungry satisfy satisfying hold holding grip gripping grab grabbing enclose enclosing catch catching collect collecting caught capture capturing hunt hunting hunter gather gathering forage foraging invertebrate invertebrates starfish star arm arms kill killing Various Invert Eleven-armed Sea Star (Coscinasterias calamaria) |Eleven Armed Sea Star (Coscinasterias muricata)

Rainbow Sea Star (Lethasterias nanimensis) feeding on California Mussel (Mytilus californianus)
Rainbow Sea Star (Lethasterias nanimensis) feeding on California Mussel (Mytilus californianus) Asteroidea sea-star seastar starfish star-fish eat eating eater feed feeding feeder consume consuming devour devouring grip grab gripping grabbing hold holding grasp grasping grasped held bivalve bivalves shell shells mollusc molluscs hinge hinged sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor |Rainbow Sea Star (Lethasterias nanimensis)

Mottled Sea Star (Evasterias troschelii)
Mottled Sea Star (Evasterias troschelii) Asteroidea single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks grip grab gripping grabbing hold holding grasp grasping grasped held starfish star-fish sea-star seastar cuddle cuddles cuddling |Mottled Sea Star (Evasterias troschelii)