Crown-of-Thorns Sea Star (IMAGE)

Georgia Institute of Technology

Crown-of-Thorns Sea Star

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A crown-of-thorns sea star eating a coral from the genus Acropora, which is a preferred meal for the organism. The photos were taken in the non-protected fishing area on Votua Reef, on the Coral Coast of the Fiji Islands.

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Credit: Cody Clements, Georgia Tech

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