My contribution to Monochromia this week
I’d never seen a live Starfish before. What a neat find during a morning walk on Siesta Beach.
A little Starfish research offered the following info:
Starfish come in a variety of colors, shapes and sizes, but they all resemble a star. They have spines covering their upper surface and a soft underside. Starfish are not actually fish. They do not have gills, scales, or fins. They have tiny tube feet to help them move along.
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Nice shot 🙂
Thanks! I was pretty excited to this guy.
Interesting creatures and very photogenic 🙂
Thank you for not taking him out of the water. Most people take them for a souvenir, but their interest is short-lived and the creature died for nothing.
Exactly right. In fact, a guy came by and pushed him further out into the water so he would stay covered. He was a beauty!
Glad to hear it!
Beautiful. I remember the first time i saw one alive. It was amazing!
They really are beautiful. The patterns and colors were great.
OOOOOOOOOO that is a very nice shot!
What an awesome subject matter. 🙂
I was pretty excited to see him and to have time to take lots of photos.
We see them often here on Kiawah. One day there were dozens of them on the beach in some sort of die-out. Very sad. Love your shot!
Thank you, Tina. It’s such a curiosity as to why they all of a sudden have a mass die out. And of course, so sad.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a live starfish, either. I only see the ones who have washed up on shore and stranded. I love that this one is in the water, with the bubbles and the movement of the waves so clear.
Thanks Mary! I was glad to be able to see him (her?). Such great color and patterns
I have seen many sea stars in all sorts of colors, but never knew there were striped ones. Was your picture taken in the morning? If so that might explain it… He was still in his pajamas! ‘-)
Did I just hear you groaning? I know, it was corny. 😛
Oh I love that this one’s still in the water. I hate to think of the ones that get stranded on the beach. awesome photo LB.