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Left High and Dry! These two Leather Stars are waiting for the tide to come up. In fact they may succumb to gravity and fall off this piling that is one of many holding up the Whaletown Dock. Perhaps they were too busy feasting on the barnacles to notice that the tide was falling. The evidence of their feasting is seen by the absence of barnacles in some areas. One of them also seems to be missing an “arm”. Canada,Dermasterias imbricata,Geotagged,Leather Star,Summer Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Left High and Dry!

These two Leather Stars are waiting for the tide to come up. In fact they may succumb to gravity and fall off this piling that is one of many holding up the Whaletown Dock. Perhaps they were too busy feasting on the barnacles to notice that the tide was falling. The evidence of their feasting is seen by the absence of barnacles in some areas. One of them also seems to be missing an “arm”.

    comments (4)

  1. It's still mind blowing to me that they are actual animals and that they move and hunt. Posted 6 years ago
    1. True enough. They have light receptors instead of eyes and chemo receptors with their “primitive” nervous system that has kept them going all these years. It seems they indeed “know” what they’re doing. Quite the feat! Posted 6 years ago
  2. Really cool shot! Posted 6 years ago
    1. Thanks. They seem to be just hanging on. Posted 6 years ago

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The leather star is a starfish in the family Asteropseidae found at depths to 100 m off the western seaboard of North America.

Similar species: Valvatidan Sea Stars
Species identified by gary fast
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By gary fast

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Uploaded Sep 20, 2018. Captured Sep 20, 2018 09:17 in 311 Whaletown Rd, Whaletown, BC V0P 1Z0, Canada.
  • E-M5MarkII
  • f/5.6
  • 1/200s
  • ISO1600
  • 60mm