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Starballing
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Video Source: www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4kVWMFxvq4
The behaviour starballing by common starfish (Asterias rubens) in the UK was documented by Sheehan Cousens 2016 in Marine Biodiversity (http://link.springer.com/article/10.1.... It involves starfish being carried along by tidal currents. Starballing could explain the phenomenon of mass stranding and provides a speedy method of relocation. • Thank you to Tim Bearder for his help with producing this video when the sea water visibility was so poor.
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