Detail of spines on the exterior of a sea star (Evasterias retifera) near Primorsky Krai, Russia (© SuperStock)
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- Those pale-blue dots are called spines, and all sea stars have them.""They come in a variety of shapes and colors
- Recently, sea stars on the North American Pacific coast have been wasting away.""What\s happening to them?
- If sea stars ever need to work on their brand...""They have at least one celebrity spokesman to lean on
- Despite their innocuous appearance, many sea stars are aggressive, if slow, predators.""The sunflower sea star is ruthless when hunting
