This companionable pair of Gray Sea Stars (Luidia clathrata) is crawling back out to sea following their unexpected capture and brief scrutinization by some Young Humans (Homo sapiens liberi).
…courtesy of my mostly companion, the sea.
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Cute!
Thank you, girlseule!
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Very cool, first time I see the movement of sea stars on land!
Thank you, Fractions! It makes me wonder how many more unseen fractions exist under the sea.
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Very cool! I have never seen them before. Our stars just kinda sink into the sand. Another indication of the athleticism of the SEC!
Yessiree, Bob, our steroid-free athletes know no species-specific boundaries, be it SEC championships or sea stars hauling booty to their watery goalposts. Roll Tide, 3D!
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sweet, I love the humor in this image, enjoyed it!
Thank you, Mr. Noel – I enjoy your shots of Hawaii, too. It is good to live outside the box!
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Amazing how you find such appropriate photos for these contests! And I’ve never seen sea stars walk before! Who knew they could do that?!
Life imitates art, that’s for sure! I hadn’t seen them do that until we took them out of the bucket and they took off like that – it was amazing. You Tube has some videos of them walking (as well as one of an octopus unscrewing a jar lid, which I recently learned they can learn to do, too!). Thanks so much, PIF –
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Freedom… it’s not just appreciated by homo sapiens! 🙂
🙂 Yes, and how appropriate for freedom-seeking stars right before Independence Day! Thank you, L&I…
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I have never seen any on a beach before and they look like it’s a race for the water. I learn something new every day.
So glad, Ms. Tess – the diversity of sea creatures keeps me on my toes, as well. (I suppose we kept THEM on their toes! or was it fingers, if they call them arms? :)).
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Wow! That is very cool (and just a little creepy).
Thank you, shoes. It bordered the surreal, and their instinct on which direction to go once released was spot-on. I believe one must have said to the other, “Last one in is a rotten crustacean!”
Neat shot!
Many thanks, Ms. Janna – they were going so fast I didn’t have time to adjust the lighting and all that technical stuff. But I hope the content outweighed the quality.
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I’ve never seen them on land so the content was great for me. 🙂
Amazing! That’s so cool!
Thank you, Ms. Lisa – we learned a lot about marine biology, too, that day…
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So interesting!
Thank you, mithriluna…they are fascinating creatures, indeed.
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Never seen them walk! Way cool!!!
These stars were running, I tell you – as if they had on a new pair or two of Asics (or Mizunos). Bet they got their biggest lesson in gravity and didn’t know it till they got back in the water. Thanks, Ms. Tina!
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And I thought the umbrellas would count as companions!
Why, they certainly do, now that you mention it – thank you so much, Beauty!
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But those crabs are kind of cool, too!
Looks like they are running as fast as any sea star ever could…
Yes, full speed ahead! I suppose oxygen had something to do with it. Thank you, Ms. Lily…
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