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Common Name: Common starfish

Scientific Name: Asterias rubens

Diet: They are active Invertebrate predators, feasting on bivalves such as mussels and clams. They have been known to be a bit of a pest on mussel and oyster beds! Starfish feed on shellfish by pulling the shells open with their arms, inserting their own stomach into the shell and dissolving their prey with digestive juices, before reabsorbing their stomach full of shellfish soup.

Average life Span: 5-10 years

Threats: Pollution, and Coral reef destruction.

Fun Fact: Starfish have the ability to regenerate lost limbs - where you can often spot starfish with 4 normal sized legs and 1 small leg. The small leg is regenerating! Starfish will often shed a leg to escape predators and will regrow the missing leg or legs. They can do this so long as at least some of their central disc is intact. So, if you cut a starfish in half, if both halves had part of the central disc in tact, they could both regrow into genetically identical starfish.

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COMMON NAME: Hermit crabs SCIENTIFIC NAME: Paguroidea Invertebrates, with over 800 species worldwide DIET: Omnivore AVERAGE LIFE SPAN IN CAPTIVITY:  Up to 40 years. They Weigh Around: 1.3 ounces to 11 pounds Threats: Plastic Pollution, Captive Bred for Tourist Shops & Pet Trade. In 2020 the Journal of Hazardous Materials found that over 570,000 Die annually through Plastic Pollution by Mistaking Plastic Bottle Lids as Shells 🐚. When they die they release a pheromone signal to other crabs 🦀  to say there is a free Shell Available, luring others to their Death by Plastic Pollution. #crabfishing #hermitcraftart #crabburger #seaturtles #crabslover #search #hermitcrabeducation #hermitpurple #seaman #crabs #hermitbook #seal #hermitcrabtattoo #hermit #tagify_app #crabitat #seadoo #hermitcraftfanart #seasonsgreetings #crabislanddestin #mrcrabs #horseshoecrabs #hermitageamsterdam #seaurchin #oceaneyes #crablife #oceantherapy #seattleseahawks #oceans8 #crabseason (at Caring For Our Ocean) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ3sUq0saCk/?igshid=1d4rusvxlm5yk