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Crown-of-Thorns Starfish Eat Themselves Out of House and Home – SciTechDaily

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 —…

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ByARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studiesof Excellence for Coral Reef StudiesNovember 4, 2020A close-up of a crown-of-thorns starfish. The creatures eat Acropora corals until they’re effectively homeless. 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 behavior previously undocumented — but only if their neighborhood is stocked with their favorite food: corals.
Australian researchers observed…

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