Horned sea star (Protoreaster nodosus)
Day 25 of #invertober #invertober2023
The horned sea star is big and colorful and found in the warm, shallow waters of the Indo-Pacific region. It can range in colors from orange to tan to even green. Sea Stars have remarkable regenerative powers, when attacked and damaged by predators they are able to grow new arms. They usually have five arms but have been found with 4 or 6 arms, this may be because more than one arm has been damaged at one time!
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