#ModelMonday ⭐ You can be the #star of your classroom when you borrow a #starfish model from The #Science Bank! ⭐
#seastar #seastars #humanescience #humaneeducation #teachers #scienceeducation #putthelifebackinlifescience #animalearn #lifesciences #anatomy #biology #scienceteachers #k12
Seastars, anemones and mollusks on a rock at low tide
Seastars and anemones having a meeting
This scene looks like an odd face!
Seastars emerging as the tides lowers
Low tide on the Oregon coast last week - the seastars were abundant!
#tidepools #marinelife #seastars #anemones #oregoncoast #rockhound #beachhike
A pale yellow colored basket star in an aquarium. It’s reflection can be seen on the inside glass of the aquarium, and a burrowing cucumber is visible in the background, while a white plumose is in the foreground.
Aster, a basket star at the Seattle Aquarium, 2021
#MarineLife #SeaStars #Echinoderms #PugetSound #PNW #Photography #GorgonocephalusEucnemis #ColorADay #YellowThu
Three reddish purple colored large ochre sea stars stuck on concrete pillars that are covered in barnacles at low tide. Wet sand and rocks can be seen at the base of the pillars.
Ochre stars at low tide under the Edmonds ferry dock
#TidesOutTuesday #MarineLife #SeaStars #LowTide #PugetSound #Edmonds #Photography
Big beauties at low tide
Hanging out with mollusks
Meal in hand
A lone star
More seastars! The abundance of them is such a joy as they are making a great comeback on the Oregon coast!
#seastars #starfish #marinelife #tidepools #oregoncoast #photography
Burly seastars at low tide
A star cluster!
My hand next to a seastar for size reference
Someone caught their next meal!
I hope you aren’t tired of seastars yet, because clearly I am smitten! More tidepool magic from the Oregon coast…
#starfish #seastars #marinelife #oregoncoast #tidepools #beachlife
Shadow play on tidepool rocks
Burly seastar!
Mini tidal pool on top of a rock
A seastar extravaganza!
More tide pool wonderment from our recent beach wanders!
#oregoncoast #tidepools #seastars #anemones #marinelife #vacation #photography
A single seastar on a rock at low tide
A rave of seastars at low tide
A seastar catching a meal
Two seastars on an anemone-covered rock
Look at all these stars! The tidepools are teaming with celebrities!
#seastars #marinelife #tidepools #oregoncoast #photography #beachlife
Oooooh the weather and tides were all aligned today - sun (though still chilly) and low tide! We spent the day playing in winter tidepools…. Bliss!
(Native audio! Enjoy the waves!)
#oregoncoast #tidepools #marinelife #beachhike #seastars #love
*A huge "sunny MILF" appears, It seems sexy and thicc, but kinda.... peculiar...*
what You doing now? 🔥❤️😎
Hope You like it.
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#ritaloud #thicc #widehips #mermaid #sunnytf #glasses #bigbreasts #bigbutt #transformation #milf #polymerclay #handmade #knickknack #doll #seastars #blondehair #pose
Just a little merboy for funsies - was doing rig tests :) #memaid #Seastars #Toonboomharmony
Figured I may as well start sharing progress of the short film I've been working on! 'Seastars' is a fun little film about some merfolk doing their best to protect the sea :)
It's really starting to come together! #shortfilm #Seastars
"Along the Northern Pacific coast, bright orange, blue, green, and pink sea stars hunt along the seafloor. The animals have as many as 24 arms and can get big, reaching about three feet across."
🌊🐡🪸 #SeaStars #Oceans #Ecosystems #Predators #Wildlife #Nature #Biology #AmazingCritters
A red Bat Star between Purple Urchin & Anemones, Limpets on the rocks in the intertidal zone. #mendocinocoast
#seastars #tidepooling 🦑
Sea stars right now: just clinging to rocks like, “I will not get swept away before 2026” ⭐️🪨😤
Same, buddy. Same.
Here’s to holding on tight, staying resilient, and making it to the new year without getting pulled out by the tide.
#oregoncoast #newyears #newyear #oregon #seastars #tidepools
30 starfish on a rocky crag rear the ocean with anemones and barnacles.
Same photo highlighted with yellow type to count of the 30 starfish
There are (at least) 30 starfish in this photo. Numbered (in the copy next to it) for your perusal.
#marinelife #seastars #nature #ocean #PNW #oregon #love #smallwonders #goodmorning #nokings #cool #crustmas #eastcoastkin #photography
Starfish with human legs dancing and prancing on the beach. One word bubble reads "No pants, no worries!" The other bubble reads "Yo!"
For your consideration: #seastars
Bright red-orange sea star we itch six arms, on a sandy floor with darker rocks behind it
Bat stars typically have five arms — but not always… #tidepooling #california #seastars #ocean
Walking along Starfish Avenue, Oregon Coast.
#marinelife #seastars #nature #ocean #PNW #oregon #love #smallwonders #goodmorning #nokings #cool #crustmas
Low angle shot on the sand of a big beach. Sea stacks can be seen at the edges of the frame. A large red and small purple starfish grip a few other creatures on top of the sand.
A couple of cool #starfish just waiting for the tide to roll back in on the Oregon coast. #nature #marinelife #ocean #PNW #zen #love #goodhang #goodmorning #photography #eastcoastkin #nokings #seastars #smallwonders
Critter Corner Spotlight: Royal Sea Stars
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#seastars #marinebiology #oceanlife #sealife #underthesea
Close-up on 4 starfish. Two are reddish purple, one orange and one tiny one that is dark purple. They are surrounded by a gazillion green anemones and other tidepool denizens on the tidal rocks.
My favorite starfish is the little, darker purple one on the upper left - just please don't tell the others. #marinelife #nature #seastars #tidepool #beach #hiking #oregoncoast #love #goodmorning #nokings #photography
Tide pool with rising rocks behind - dotted with many starfish in orange and purple. Many clumped together. There are also many green anemones all around.
I count at least 43 starfish. Your results may vary. #photography #marinelife #seastars #nature #pnw #oregoncoast #ocean #seascape #scape #eastcoastkin #love #nokings
[Hammering urchins among new strategies to help Oregon's kelp forests bounce back]
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After a decade of urchins devastating kelp forests, researchers are finally fighting back — and bringing the literal hammer down.
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All totaled, divers destroyed more than 260,000 urchins.
The results shocked […]
[Oregon sea stars bounce back from near extinction after years of decline]
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The new study’s findings reveal a dramatic turnaround for the ochre sea stars, which are typically purple or orange and like to suction onto rocks in the surf. Once common at Haystack Rock on Cannon Beach and at many […]
overhead photo of a rocky intertidal zone with two purple ochre sea stars and several gooseneck barnacle colonies
✨The OG keystone species - #seastars! ✨
Before #keystonespecies became a buzzword, ecologist Robert Paine discovered the concept right here in the #PNW by studying sea stars. By eating mussels & #seaurchins, they create space for countless other marine creatures to flourish.
📸: Gretchen Kay Stuart
