Imagine if your offspring were unrecognizable as the same species, and lived in a completely different habitat. This is the case for most tidepool creatures: barnacles, sea stars, urchins and more lead secret early lives as zooplankton, microscopic animals drifting out in the open ocean.
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The Science Explainer
Deep Sea Exploration Off the Farallones Catches Sea Stars Hunting Moving Prey
Many people generally think of sea stars as slow, almost immobile animals, living in tidepools or in along the shoreline, feeding slowly on clams and mussels. So here’s something you might not know: sea stars can capture and devour small … Read more
The Ocean
The Eyes of the Sea Star
We’re used to bodies having front and back, top and bottom, left and right. But as some common California tidepool creatures show, there’s a totally different way of living.
Wildlife
The Efficient Beauty of Starfish Larvae
A sea star baby creates complicated, beautiful water patterns — and a team of Stanford scientists looks for an explanation.
