A brittle star (IMAGE) University of North Carolina at Charlotte Caption A brittle star. Photo by the Florida Museum of Natural History Invertebrate Zoology. Credit Florida Museum of Natural History Invertebrate Zoology Usage Restrictions Credit must be given to the creator. License CC BY Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.