Image of the Day: Sea Star Nursery
Trophodiscus almus, a sea star that lives in Japanese waters, raises its young among the spines on its back, lending it the Japanese name komochi-momiji, meaning “starfish with babies.”
THE ECHINOBLOG, CHRIS MAHHat tip: Abby Olena
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