The severed, writhing body part distracts the attacker, allowing the starfish to glide away. Over time, the starfish can even regenerate the lost limb, returning to their usual life after a brush with ...

Several species of starfish can regenerate an arm lost to a predator or an accident, and a few can even regenerate a new central disc from a severed arm, as long as a fragment of the disc remains ...

sea urchins and starfish. Prior research has shown that many species of brittle stars are capable of reproducing by splitting off parts of their body, both of which then regenerate, resulting in ...

Starfish, or sea stars, are marine animals renowned for their impressive ability to regenerate lost arms. In some cases, a single severed arm can even develop into an entirely new starfish.

Scientists traced the appetite hormone bombesin back 500 million years Starfish use a similar hormone, ArBN, to control their feeding behavior This discovery may lead to new treatments for obesity ...

A giant starfish, known as a gray sea star ... star can grow up to 12 inches long and they also have the ability to regenerate an arm if they lose it. Like we said before, there is no telling ...