Basket star (Astroboa nuda) on a reef. Basket stars are a species of brittle star. Brittle stars are related to starfish but, unlike starfish, they ca

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Basket star (Astroboa nuda) on a reef. Basket stars are a species of brittle star. Brittle stars are related to starfish but, unlike starfish, they can crawl across the sea floor using their flexible arms. Photographed in Komodo National Park, Indonesia.

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