#starfishes

[a-book-of-creatures]

Mr Creatures, what is the most shaped creature of them all?

Oh but there are so many of them ;_;

Off the top of my head

These starfishes / sea stars from the Ortus Sanitatis

This fish from Albertus Magnus

This grumpy dragon from Scheuchzer

This turtle from Thomas de Cantimpré

These sponges from Olaus Magnus

[bunnie0201]

𓇼 ⋆.˚ 𓆉 𓆝 𓆡⋆.˚ 𓇼𓇼 ⋆.˚ 𓆉 𓆝 𓆡⋆.˚ 𓇼˚∘˚

[dougdimmadodo]

Bat Star (Patiria miniata)

Family: Cushion Star Family (Asterinidae)

IUCN Conservation Status: Unassessed

A small species of starfish found in a variety of habitats across the Pacific coast of North America, the Bat Star is named for the thin membrane that runs between its "arms", which has been compared to the wings of bats. Highly variable in appearance, members of this species are usually red with five arms but may also be yellow, brown, pink, blue or black and have anywhere from 4 to 9 arms, especially after enduring an injury or an awkward regeneration of a lost limb. As with all starfishes a Bat Star's arms are lined with chemical-sensitive cells and small light-detecting organs comparable to crude eyes, and through the use of these organs (as well as the numerous tiny tube-like feet lining their undersides) they crawl slowly along the seafloor in search of algae, carrion and immobile or slow-moving animals; lacking teeth or jaws, they feed by enveloping prey with their arms and then extending their stomachs out of a small mouth in their centre, externally digesting their food and absorbing the nutrients released as a result. Each individual Bat Star is either male or female, and when the waters around them are sufficiently warm females freely release huge number of tiny eggs into the water to be externally fertilized by gametes released by males.

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[pochqmqri]

Crown-of-thorns starfish at the Cairns Aquarium in Cairns, QLD, Australia    

[mystickingstuff]

GOD

This one right here. Can't stop thinking about it. Soulmates T-T

And the sooong 😭

and as he wondered if he'd ever have a true adventure of the heart, another question crossed his mind----why did the answer feel closer than it seemed?

[rellwo]

Day 35/365 of art everyday for a year!

got a wonderful suggestion of drawing this little starfish over from a lovely person in my YouTube shorts comments, so huge huge thank you to them! I had a lot of fun drawing this starfish, especially it's texture!

I swear I'll try more interesting and new mediums of art soon as promised but my creativity has been totally stunted by how nervous I am for my exam results, I'm rlly sorry

have a lovely day/night!!!!

let me know what you'd like to see next, if you have any tips/ideas/requests/recommendations!

[captainsamta]

Off topic, but have some fishes for now

[channeledhistory]

Kathrin Thiele, Starfishes

[tropichalys]

pastel colors

[zegalba]

a group of starfish is called a galaxy.

[likeprongstostars]

jegulus aquarium date has been haunting me

[antichrists-plus1]

[They're in love.]

[tropichalwave]

pastel green aesthetic

Ocean + Turquoise

[zeestarfishalien]

Ya know Danny could absolutely get away with doing homework on the watchtower bc ghosts would absolutely go for a school called Casper High School in the ghost zone. I imagine it going a little like this.

Some Leaguer: "What the...are you doing homework?"

Danny: *not really listening* "Uh, yeah, of course."

Leaguer: "but you're, y'know..."

Danny: *panicking internally but committing to the bit* "Ghosts have schools too."

L: "Okay yeah. Sorry, that was insensitive of me."

D: "It's okay."

Also the idea of someone finding a piece of paper like a form for school gets left behind and they immediately know it's for Danny because Casper High School? That's a ghost school if they ever heard one.

[pochqmqri]

Black spiny brittle star at the Cairns Aquarium in Cairns, QLD, Australia

[thesearethedaysofmylife]