January 11th, 2018 at 9:32AM
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clevergal10 asked: Are square starfish really a thing that exists?

bogleech:

Yes, but it’s not the norm for any species; it happens when a pentagonal starfish loses an arm to an injury or growth defect! A normal one is on the right:

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