Creatures of the Deep: Basket Star This extraordinary invertebrate has a mass of twisting and turning arms that can measure a meter long. Each branch has tiny sharp hooks, allowing the creature to capture prey. It feasts mainly on zooplankton. Basket stars are able to grow their limbs back if they are broken or chopped off by predators – an ability as freakish as it is amazing. 📹 ntwkurageg9 | Roar Wildlife News
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These brilliant basket stars, Gorgonocephalus eucnemis, use their twisty arms to capture prey from the currents 💫⁠ ⁠ A basket star’s repeatedly branching arms bear microscopic hooks and secrete sticky mucus to help grab planktonic prey. After snagging a morsel of food, the arm curls into a tight knot and passes it to the mouth beneath the star’s central disc.⁠ ⁠ Basket stars are especially common at seamounts. These underwater mountains deflect the currents running along the deep seafloor, conc
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Basket Star🧺⭐ The Alien of the Deep Sea | All About Animals @topfans Basket stars are deep-sea echinoderms with five arms that repeatedly branch into intricate, lace-like nets used to trap prey like plankton and tiny crustaceans. Unlike active hunters, they passively catch food that drifts into their arms. Nocturnal by nature, they hide in coral during the day and feed at night. Though they can span over 3 feet, they’re harmless to humans. With over 200 million years of history, their alien app
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Animal of the week reveal! 🤩 Meet the basket star! This sea star can be found 30-6,200 feet deep! ⭐️Learn more about these unique sea stars here: https://aquarium.org/animals/basket-star/ | Oregon Coast Aquarium
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