Japanese Astropecten vs. snails!
The neat snail escape response to the sand star Astropecten begins at 1:30! Honestly, I've never seen a snail pull the ol' push myself out of the way with my foot maneuver!Pycnopodia vs. abalone!
Here's a few videos of abalone escaping the large Pacific Pycnopodia helianthoides!This one shows that even brief contact with a sunflower star will ellicit the escape response..
2 comments:
Are there any incidents of predatory sea stars successfully captured their escaping quarry?
ha! yes. But most people are predisposed to watching the really extreme responses of the prey escaping as opposed to the starfish doing what comes naturally. :-)
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