A sugar starfish (Asterias rubens) on Isle of Palms beach near Charleston, SC.

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A small-spine sea star (Echinaster spinulosus) at the Isle of Palms beach near Charleston, SC. The starfish washed up in the thousands after a cold snap stunned them.

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Size: 3744px × 5616px
Location: Isle of Palms, Charleston, SC, USA
Photo credit: © Richard Ellis / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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