approximate pentagram.

It looks cute.

It comes in various colors and is very beautiful.

It is often used as an ornament.

But actually the starfish is like this:

Starfish is a horrible carnivore.

Starfish generally live on the bottom of the sea, and adult starfish have almost no natural enemies.

Starfish can prey on various invertebrates, such as shellfish, crustaceans and even fish.

oysters, abalones and sea cucumbers, which people call delicacies, are all in starfish's recipes.

A starfish can eat more than a dozen scallops a day, which is amazing.

Starfish have strong reproductive ability. Most starfish are hermaphroditic, a few are hermaphroditic, and some can reproduce asexually.

some starfish can live for more than 3 years.

Starfish has amazing regeneration ability, and it is a trivial matter for it to have a broken arm and a missing limb.

Starfish are all "monitors". There are many tiny crystals on the echinoderm skin of starfish. Each tiny crystal is a perfect lens, and its size is much smaller than the lens made by human beings with existing high technology.

do you have a new understanding of starfish after seeing this?

Recently, the starfish in Jiaozhou Bay, Qingdao, are flooding and devouring clams, oysters and scallops crazily, which has caused serious losses to the aquaculture of local fishermen.

don't be afraid, our magical netizens have come up with various ways to eat.

steaming, frying, roasting and boiling.

As an edible part of starfish, starfish yellow tastes like crab yellow, and is rich in vitamins, trace elements, protein and fat.

but you know what?

starfish yellow is actually the gonad of starfish, which is a lump in the middle of the starfish's foot.

Don't be surprised. In fact, the main part of many seafood products for human consumption is gonad, and the crab roe that makes you happy is ovary and digestive gland.

in fact, you don't have to think so much when you eat, as long as it tastes good.

people who haven't eaten it can also try it boldly.

Finally, I want to say that in fact, every living thing has its own special existence and is an indispensable part of the natural ecosystem.

The latest research found that starfish play an important role in the ocean carbon cycle. They directly absorb carbon from seawater during the process of forming exoskeletons, reducing the carbon entering the atmosphere from the ocean.