Thursday, May 7, 2015

10 Weird-Surprising-and Unusual facts about Sea Stars


Phylum: Echinodermata (In Latin means Spiny Skin)
1. Their eyes are on the tips of their legs and sense black and white.
2. Their anus is on the top side.
3. They push their stomach out their mouth to eat.
4. They have two stomachs.
5. They are not considered a fish even though they are most known as Starfish
6. They can regrow legs if they loose them.
7. You can only tell if they are boy or girl by dissecting it.
8. They have an exoskeleton.
9. There are Sea Stars with more than 5 arms.
10. They use water as a hydraulic system to move their legs and therefore move their bodies.

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