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Crown-of-thorns eat themselves out of house and home – EurekAlert
A world-first study on the Great Barrier Reef shows crown-of-thorns starfish have the ability to find their own way home — a behavior previously undocumented–but…
IMAGE: A close-up of a crown-of-thorns starfish. The creatures eat Acropora corals until they’re effectively homeless.
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Credit: Morgan Pratchett.
A world-first study on the Great Barrier Reef shows crown-of-thorns starfish have the ability to find their own way home–a behaviour previously undocumented–but only if their neighbourhood is stocked with their favourite food: corals.
Australian researchers observed the starfish emerging from their shelters in the afternoons so they could…
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