How do starfish regrow an arm?
Leave a reviewSometimes bad things happen – to starfish arms. A hungry bird takes a nibble and suddenly, that starfish is missing an arm! But in many cases, these resilient creatures can regrow a brand new one. We asked marine biologist Sophie Wolvin how that works.
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Sometimes bad things happen – to starfish arms. A hungry bird takes a nibble and suddenly, that starfish is missing an arm! But in many cases, these resilient creatures can regrow a brand new one. We asked marine biologist Sophie Wolvin how that works.
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