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Four white starfish of the same species. What are the two on the glass spongedoing? Are they eating? is the top one cannibalizing the bottom one? are theymating? Actually they are a wolfpack of Henricia sp. starfish approaching and feeding on a fallen glass sponge.
Credit
NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2015 Hohonu Moana
Display Date
20150810T214015Z
Location
Hawaii, East Salmon Bank
Collection
Voyage to Inner Space
Ocean Exploration Collection
Modern Expeditions
2015 Hohonu Moana