The product photo shows an example of our stock. It is similar to the size and shape of the specimen you will receive, but it may vary in color and pattern.
Approximate size: 7in
Interesting facts about Sugar Starfish:
The Sugar Starfish is one of the most common of its genus and found in the Northern Atlantic ocean. Their bodies have legs that can range between 10-30 centimeters making them very skillful hunters on the ocean floor. They use their long appendages to pry mollusk shells open to get the animal inside, they only need a 1mm sized opening in order to do so. A female starfish is known to lay about 2.5 million eggs a year. These eggs go on a treacherous journey that can last up to 87 days before they find themselves on the ocean floor.
Back in 2011, on the eastern coastlines of England, there was a mass stranding of starfish and shells. A mass stranding is believed to be caused by tide changes or sea storms. This resulted in 4,000 starfish to be washed up on shore. This is not a unique phenomena, another notable mass stranding is one that happened after Hurricane Frank in 2015. This storm resulted in hundreds of starfish being beached on the shores of Hampshire.
