Often erroneously seen as docile or motionless, starfish are in fact voracious predators, Dr. Fraysse said, preying on sea urchins, crabs and, as Dr. Mah saw, even other starfish. “They control ...

Starfish have strange talents. Two biology students have revealed that starfish are able to squeeze foreign bodies along the length of their body cavities and out through their arm tips.

Coelomic Transport and Clearance of Durable Foreign Bodies by Starfish (Asterias rubens). The Biological Bulletin , 228(2), 156-162. See a film of starfish squeezing out a foreign element: https ...

P.E.I. is the sole supplier of starfish fluid to the Quebec company that uses it in cosmetics. "P.E.I. is a leader in the mussel industry," said Patrice Dionne, chief executive officer of ...