This 2+2+1 armed bottlebrush brittlestar was quickly moving along the shore. It seemed responsive to light and was generally moving away from the light despite it not having eyes. It must have some other way of detecting the light. Three of it's arms were noticeably shorter than the other two and the brittlestar probably was on the giving end of a meal session of a fish or an octopus. The shorter arms were in a state of regrowth. Amazing for such a tiny animal. Despite this, it showed very little if any signs of being at a disadvantage.
Read more about brittlestars here :
http://www.wildsingapore.com/wildfacts/echinodermata/ophuiroideafi.htm
http://www.wildsingapore.com/wildfacts/echinodermata/ophiuroidea/botbrush.htm
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Monday, July 11, 2011
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