wants to eat a tasty fish or sea slug, but it’s too big? Simple!
The starfish simply turns its stomach inside out, making its stomach poke right out of its
body through its mouth, and wraps the stomach around its prey. The stomach then releases digestive juices that dissolve the victim alive.
The starfish simply turns its stomach inside out, making its stomach poke right out of its
body through its mouth, and wraps the stomach around its prey. The stomach then releases digestive juices that dissolve the victim alive.
The stomach sucks up the dissolved prey and passes the creature to a smaller stomach inside its body. stomaCh invasion Even having a strong shell doesn’t protect other sea creatures from a marauding starfish stomach. Some types of starfish can use powerful suckers on their arms to
prise open shellfish, such as clams and mussels. Then they insert their stomachs right into the gap and start digesting and liquefying the creature hiding inside! shoulD i Be sCareD?
prise open shellfish, such as clams and mussels. Then they insert their stomachs right into the gap and start digesting and liquefying the creature hiding inside! shoulD i Be sCareD?
The starfish’s hunting method is bad news for a lot of sea creatures, and it’s certainly
disgusting. But the good news for us is that they don’t gobble up humans. Most starfish are small. They range from about 2 cm (1 in) to about 50 cm (20 in) across, and they can only wrap their stretchy stomachs around things that move slowly. So you won’t have your hand liquefied while going for a swim!
disgusting. But the good news for us is that they don’t gobble up humans. Most starfish are small. They range from about 2 cm (1 in) to about 50 cm (20 in) across, and they can only wrap their stretchy stomachs around things that move slowly. So you won’t have your hand liquefied while going for a swim!
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