Sunflower star colorful, quick sea creature. From: Bellingham Herald (Bellingham, WA) | Date: February 27, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 The Bellingham Herald. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Kie Relyea

Feb. 27--The sunflower star is the overachiever of the sea star world.

Where most sea stars have five to 14 "arms," or rays, the sunflower has 15 to 26. (The older they are, the more rays they have.) The sunflower star is the race horse of Pacific Northwest sea stars with its ability to cover more than 40 inches a minute in pursuit of its prey.

It is the largest at 39 inches in diameter, the heaviest on Earth at 11 pounds and th...

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