fun facts
instead of blood, what do sea stars pump through their bodies?
water
This gentle giant is the largest fish in the sea?
whale shark
sea star’s favorite food?
clams
Sea stars never rush their prey they hunt at this speed?
very slowly
name 5 colors of sea stars u can find?
Orange, Red, Yellow, Purple, Blue, Pink, Green, Brown, Gray, White, Tan, Black
Sea stars don’t have this important organ.
brain
This mammal sleeps with one half of its brain at a time?
dolphin
These sea creatures, related to snails, are also on the starfish menu?
sea snails
what so sea stars was to hunt?
tube feet
what class are sea stars in?
echinoderms
sea stars can have up to how many arms?
40
This crustacean can snap its claw so fast it creates a tiny underwater shockwave?
pistol shrimp
Sea stars use their tube feet to pry open this two-shelled snack. what is that snack?
mussel
Sea stars usually hunt at night to avoid predators and heat. This behavior is called being ______.
nocturnal
what are 2 sea star species you know?
Blue Sea Star, Ochre Sea Star, Chocolate Chip Sea Star, Sunflower Sea Star, Fromia Sea Star
This water powered system helps sea stars move and eat.
water vascular system
The longest migration of any animal is made by this fish, traveling thousands of miles to spawn?
European eel
what do they do with their stomachs when they eat?
They push their stomach OUT of their body and into their prey.
Sea stars hunt this type of animal the most ones with two shells?
bivalves
These small, calcified plates make up a sea star’s flexible outer skeleton.
central disc
These tiny spots at the end of each arm let sea stars sense light and dark. what are they called?
eyespots
These underwater bodies of water look like lakes but are made of super salty brine. what are these?
brine pools
The feeding method sea stars use where they digest food outside the body is known as ______ digestion.
extracellular digestion
Sea stars use this sense to smell chemicals in the water and find food?
chemoreception
The central part of a sea star’s body, needed for regeneration, is called this?
central disc