New Zealand Seashore

DSC_3954 Ambush sea star (Stegnaster inflatus) dorsal view. Captures prey in an unsual way. It stands on the ends of the arms, arching the "body" away from the rocks. When a suitable prey item crawls into the "cave" it has formed, the sea star drops onto it. Takapuna Beach

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DSC_3954 Ambush sea star (Stegnaster inflatus) dorsal view. Captures prey in an unsual way. It stands on the ends of the arms, arching the "body" away from the rocks. When a suitable prey item crawls into the "cave" it has formed, the sea star drops onto it. Takapuna Beach

DSC 3954 Ambush sea star Stegnaster inflatus dorsal view Takapuna Beach