November 9, 2009

Starfish at Lissadell

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 Starfish on Lissadell Beach

 

Starfish on the rocks at Lissadell

Starfish on the rocks at Lissadell

 
 A freak storm washed between 30,000-50,000 starfish on to Lissadell Beach in Sligo last Thursday. We had really strong winds over the past couple of days which could have caused it. 

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Scientists have said that the storm force winds could have caused a tsunami-like monster wave which lifted the starfish from the seabed, as they were feeding on mussels, and left them on the beach. They are all adult starfish. They are all believed to be dead now. It is very sad.

  

Someone wrote their name in starfish on the beach!

Someone wrote their name in starfish on the beach!

By 4th Class

 

November 9, 2009

Starfish!

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What are Starfish?

 

 

Starfish are a sea animal with spiny skin in the shape of a star. They are not really a fish. They are crustaceans. They cannot swim, they crawl and climb.

 

Most have 5 arms. If a fish bites off one, it can grow a new one! A starfish can survive with only their centre part and one arm! Each arm has a foot at the end with a ‘sucker’ that helps the starfish stick to rocks and catch their food.

 

A starfish has no eyes. They have special eye spots that sense if it is light or dark. They breathe through their feet. Their mouth is underneath and they eat shellfish. Their skin is not tasty to other fish.

 

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