Sand Star
Sand Star
luidia foliolata
The Sand Star is a fascinating sea creature that looks like a star! It has many arms that help it move across the ocean floor.
生息地: Shallow coastal waters and sandy ocean floors.
外見
The Sand Star is a very flat sea star, typically with five long, leaf-like arms. Its body is light tan to grey-green, often speckled, allowing it to blend perfectly with sandy seabeds.
界Animalia門Echinodermata綱Asteroidea目Paxillosida科Luidiidae属Luidia
カテゴリ
Invertebrateレア度
Common
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
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おもしろい事実
Sand Stars belong to a group called "echinoderms," meaning "spiny skin."
Some Sand Star species can move surprisingly fast for a sea star!
Their mouth is located on their underside, facing directly into the sand.
They move across the seabed using thousands of tiny, suction-cup-like tube feet!
特殊能力
能力
Regeneration Power
Sand Stars can regrow lost arms because of their special regenerative cells, which helps them survive predator attacks.
能力
Sand Burrower
Sand Stars can rapidly bury themselves just beneath the sand because of their pointed tube feet, which helps them hide from predators.
能力
Stomach Extrusion
Sand Stars can push their stomach outside their body to digest prey externally, which helps them eat larger food items.
サイズと詳細
- 長さ
- 35 cm
- 体重
- 0.2 kg
- 寿命
- 12 年
食性と食事
Tiny crustaceans and worms are a favorite meal for this sandy hunter.
主な食物
- small crustaceans
- marine worms
- mollusks
- detritus
採餌方法
- Foraging
生態系とのつながり
eaten by
Sea Otter
Enhydra lutris
Otters can crush and eat sea stars.
eaten by
Dungeness Crab
Metacarcinus magister
Crabs prey on smaller or injured sea stars.
hunts
Musselworm
Nereis vexillosa
Actively consumes marine worms living in the sand.
特徴
別名
Sand Sea Star
コレクション
安全性
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
まだ特別な安全上の注意はありません。
よくある質問
Sand Starの長さは何ですか？
35 cm
Sand Starの体重は何ですか？
0.2 kg
Sand Starの寿命は何ですか？
12 年
Sand Starは何を食べますか？
Tiny crustaceans and worms are a favorite meal for this sandy hunter.
Sand Starは通常どこに生息していますか？
Shallow coastal waters and sandy ocean floors.
Sand Starはどのように狩りをしますか？
Foraging
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