Crown-of-thorns starfish ‘cockroach of the ocean’ and much more resilient than previously thought – ABC News

It’s hard to comprehend the destruction this ethereal creature could do in its lifetime a juvenile crown-of-thorns starfish, raised in a lab where researchers have discovered worrying new findings about its progression into adulthood.
Key points:

• Juvenile crown-of-thorns starfish will eat a range of foods to survive
• The trait makes them much more resilient than researchers first thought
• Researchers hope to find the trigger for juveniles to move from algae to coral

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