Starfish Facts
Don’t forget to take a moment and count all
the blessings you have to be thankful for today!!
We are on letter Ss of the gratitude alphabet.
S is for Starfish!
What
are you thankful for that begins with the letter S?
I'm thankful for starfish! Starfish are very
unique sea creatures!! Starfish are also known as sea stars. Did you know there
are about 2,000 species of starfish that have been found in the world? Starfish
can be almost any color! The most common are purplish orange and brownish red.
Continue reading to find out more about starfish.
Facts about starfish:
1. Not all
species of starfish have 5 arms, some can have up to 40!! If a starfish loses
an arm it can regrow! They can even split their bodies in half to create a
clone of themselves!
2. Did you know
starfish have eyes? They can detect light and darkness with their eyes. Starfish
are colorblind. Their eyes are located at the ends of each arm! So that means a
5-armed starfish has 5 eyes and a 40-armed starfish has 40 eyes!! That is a lot
of eyes!!
3. Some
starfish can weigh up to 11 pounds. The largest type of starfish is the
Midgardia xandaros which can be up to 53 inches in diameter! The smallest
starfish is the Parvulastra
parvivipara which is usually only 1 cm in diameter! The rarest starfish is
called the Sunflower Sea star! The Sunflower Sea star is very beautiful and resembles
the sun and a sunflower.
4. The average lifespan of a starfish is 35 years.
5. Starfish
aren’t actually fish, which is why scientists prefer to call them sea stars.
Starfish are actually related to sand dollars and sea urchins.
6. Starfish
don’t have a brain, a heart, or blood.
7. Starfish are
carnivorous, they eat clams, mussels and oysters.
8. Starfish
live in saltwater and can be found almost anywhere in the oceans.
Get your printable Starfish coloring worksheet here:
Books about
Starfish:
1. Everything You Should Know About Starfish Faster Learning
Facts by Anne Richards
2. Shelby's Ocean Adventure
by Jennifer A. Walbert
3. Starfish On The Beach by Tom and Lindy Schneider
4.
Starfish (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science) by
Edith Thatcher Hurd
Parents/caretakers be sure
all books are child friendly before reading them to your child/children.
Thank you for reading my post!!
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