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Huge orange starfish. About a foot in diameter.
Found in sand in 3-4 ft deep salt water on Oceanside of Grassy Key.
Found nearby two other starfish of similar colour and morphology, but both were much smaller than this specimen. This dude was easily 12 inches in diameter.
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