A predatory sunflower sea star, Pycnopodia helianthoides, crawls amid the rocks on the bottom of a kelp forest.
A sunflower sea star, Pycnopodia helianthoides, crawls amid the rocks on the bottom of a kelp forest. This species is predatory and is the largest sea star in the world. Monterey, California, Pacific Ocean.
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Location: Monterey, California, Pacific Ocean
Photo credit: © Ethan Daniels / Alamy / Afripics
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