starfish, n.Trivia

A starfish can grow a new arm.

Starfish are represented by over 1,600 known species

Starfish can turn their stomach inside out.

Some starfish can regenerate their entire body from a single arm, some can do so from just 1cm (0.4in) long and in some species of starfish, a large female can split in half, each half becoming male which changes back into female

Starfish have been suffering from a deadly virus which knots their limbs before their legs rip themselves off and crawl away from their bodies.

Starfish don’t have blood. They circulate nutrients by using seawater in their vascular system.