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Chocolate chips starfish

Protoreaster Nodosus

Description:

These chocolatey creature carries a red, brown and tan colored chips or horns on its back, It grown up to 30cm in diameter.

Habitat:

Mostly seen in Indo Pacific Ocean and Southern Pacific. (Philippines)

Notes:

These are one of the scavengers of the sea which feeds on corals, sponges, snails and sea urchin.

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2 Comments

yes! that is a hermit crab @shekainah d. alaban

wow! plus a bonus at the center , is that an hermit crab?

Davao Del Norte, Philippines

Spotted on Feb 3, 2012
Submitted on Jun 2, 2014

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