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Eleven-armed sea star

Wikipedia "Coscinasterias calamaria is the largest starfish in southern Australia and New Zealand. Although called the eleven-armed sea star there can be a...
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Wikipedia "Coscinasterias calamaria is the largest starfish in southern Australia and New Zealand. Although called the eleven-armed sea star there can be any number of arms between seven and fourteen, but eleven is the most common number. These starfish are often found with arms of varying lengths. This is because arms sometimes become detached and new arms grow in their place. This starfish has rows of pincer-like pedicellariae on both its upper and lower surface which gives it a prickly appearance. Its total diameter is up to 30 centimetres (12 in)"

This eleven-armed sea star was dried up and dead. I poked it into the sand to make it stand up and cast that interesting shadow.
Edited in Silver Efex Pro 2 and Photoshop.
Camera settings: 18-105mm set to 28mm, f-5, 1-400 sec, ISO-100.
Location: Ahipara, New Zealand.
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