and if so can it be eaten?
2006-08-18 07:14:38 · 21 answers · asked by MARK S 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
The humble starfish! As far as I can recall though, it's not very tasty. A bit poisonous I think... still, try anything once...
2006-08-18 07:21:08 · answer #1 · answered by Buzzard 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Just to clarify: insects have six legs, most arthropods have TEN legs. Although it is penta-radial the echinoderm hasn't got penta-radial symmetry, because an odd-sided thing, by definition, is NOT symmetrical AND the reason why a starfish has five legs is because IT IS an echinoderm.
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2006-08-18 13:55:30 · answer #2 · answered by narkypoon 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Can't say that there is because an animal typically has an even number of legs such as 2, 4, or 6.
2006-08-18 07:20:36 · answer #3 · answered by Brendan M 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The five legged wolf
Roman mythology
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2006-08-18 07:27:43 · answer #4 · answered by spyblitz 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Many arthropods have six legs, arachnids have eight legs, and echinoderms are pentaradial (symmetrical in 5 planes), but I can't think of any with legs besides the starfish.
2006-08-18 09:41:28 · answer #5 · answered by Stephanie S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A stafish has 5 legs naturally, but mistakes in nature sometimes happen. See this 5 legged frog for example:
http://www.nbc5.com/news/3906165/detail.html
2006-08-18 07:21:27 · answer #6 · answered by Publicist 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There once was a five-legged tiger,
Who said that I really don't care,
For when I go deep in the forest,
It's useful to carry a spare.
2006-08-18 08:12:29 · answer #7 · answered by edmarda2 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
There are insects like centipedes that have more than 5 legs, so you could always brutally injure them by cutting off 95 of their legs.
Otherwise, I don't think so.
2006-08-18 07:20:02 · answer #8 · answered by Xan 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
some kind of shellfish might. Probably an even number though like 6 or 8.
2006-08-18 07:20:14 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Starfish.
2006-08-18 07:22:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋