2006-10-12 09:56:59 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
BAT SEA STAR (Asterina miniata)
The bat sea star is found from Alaska to Baja California in the low intertidal zone to about 950 feet on rocky and sandy bottoms. Bat sea stars usually have five webbed arms with suction cup tube feet that allows it to move and hold onto rocks. They are capable of regenerating lost arms. Although most commonly orange or light red, bat sea stars' colors vary from tan, orange, red or maroon and attain lengths of up to 20 cm. A bat sea star will eat almost anything (plant or animal) and is capable of turning its stomach inside out. The food is then actually digested externally. Bat sea stars reproduce by spawning and have separate sexes. Bat Sea Stars are usually found at the Aquarium in tank numbers 6, 21 and at the touch tank.
2006-10-12 10:08:26 · answer #1 · answered by grandma's spirit 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Starfishes, or seastars as they are also called, attach their tube feet to the outer surface of a bivalve mollusc shell, like a clam or mussel. They pull steadily until the muscles of the bivalve eventually relax, allowing the shell to open a bit. The Starfish then pushes its own stomach out through its mouth, turning it inside out in the process, inserts it inside the bivalve shell, and digests the tissues of the bivalve, right in its own shell.
2006-10-12 17:07:17 · answer #2 · answered by PaulCyp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Starfish
2006-10-12 20:35:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Starfish
2006-10-12 10:04:34 · answer #4 · answered by Descartes 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sea anemone
2006-10-12 10:05:29 · answer #5 · answered by papeche 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that would be an octupus or a shark.
2006-10-12 09:58:59 · answer #6 · answered by Amanda~Limited Time Only 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sea cucumber.boy,those would be gross in a salad !!!!
2006-10-12 10:04:59 · answer #7 · answered by Lyn K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋