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1. Yoda
   May 21st, 2008 at 9:50 am

   So sick, that is.

2. jenjen
   May 21st, 2008 at 10:51 am

   Fleshy starfish like this one move by thousands of tiny tube feet on their underside. It’s almost as if each arm is a millipede, but the millipede legs end in suction cups. The overall effect of their locomotion is a gliding movement. Here’s a good YouTube look at the tube feet underneath:
   http://youtube.com/watch?v=4IRF-pKVtuU

   Brittle stars, skinnier starfish relatives, do move more by walking with their legs.

3. Mihkel
   May 21st, 2008 at 11:32 am

   *cough* Sea Stars… *cough*

   Always cool to think of animals who move using hydrolics in their body, thats why they look like they are convulsing.

4. Shervin
   May 21st, 2008 at 11:47 am

   It would be awesome to see a time lapse of a star fish regenerating.

5. snarky1
   May 21st, 2008 at 12:00 pm

   That is SO COOL!

6. Jason
   May 21st, 2008 at 12:33 pm

   They use their hundreds of tiny tube feet to get around!

7. Jason
   May 21st, 2008 at 12:33 pm

   Oh, jenjen beat me to it!

8. CheeseDuck
   May 21st, 2008 at 1:03 pm

   Damn. Stupid intelligent people. I was gonna say that they moved using tiny tube feets. =(

   Oh well.

9. Scott J
   May 21st, 2008 at 1:06 pm

   I always thought they walked on two legs like Patrick in Sponge Bob.

10. kid_icarus
    May 21st, 2008 at 1:47 pm

    i want to see them pop and lock it next!

11. Archbob
    May 21st, 2008 at 1:50 pm

    I’ve seen them move on discovery channel episodes, its pretty cool

12. Amy
    May 21st, 2008 at 2:33 pm

    So my question is this: these were filmed underwater, yes? So then why isn’t any of the vegetation moving with the currents?

13. meghan
    May 21st, 2008 at 3:55 pm

    The main place I’ve found starfish is tide pools. Not exactly current-filled.

    But to me it looks like these starfish arent underwater at all, at least near the end.

14. Idil
    May 21st, 2008 at 7:38 pm

    haha with music, it looks like they’re dancing

15. Thomas
    May 21st, 2008 at 9:49 pm

    Are the two at the end getting their starfish lovin’ on?

16. kew
    May 22nd, 2008 at 12:52 am

    Underwater does not mean “in the wild”. It’s probably aquarium

17. heather
    May 22nd, 2008 at 12:02 pm

    Very creepy.

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