Spot the COTS: coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) hiding in Acropora thicket, Fitzroy Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland,

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Spot the COTS: coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) hiding in Acropora thicket, Fitzroy Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia

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Size: 5472px × 3648px
Location: Fitzroy Island, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, near Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Photo credit: © Suzanne Long / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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