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Monday, June 10, 2013

photos 6/10/13 ANOTHER WONDERFUL STARFISH DAY @ GOLDEN COVE PALOS VERDES




"Although sea stars live underwater and are 
commonly called "starfish," they are not fish. They do not have gills, scales, or fins like fish do and they move quite differently from fish. 
While fish propel themselves with their tails, sea stars have tiny tube feet to help them move along ..."
http://marinelife.about.com/od/invertebrates/tp/seastarfacts.htm







"Depending on the species, a sea star's skin may feel leathery, or slightly prickly. Sea stars have a tough covering on their upper side, which is made up of plates of calcium carbonate  with tiny spines on their surface. A sea star's spines are used for protection from predators, 
which include birds, fish and sea otters..."(ibid)






"Amazingly, sea stars can regenerate lost 
arms. This is useful if the sea star is threatened by a 
predator - it can drop an arm, get away and grow a new arm. Sea stars house most of their 
vital organs in their arms, so some can even
regenerate an entirely new sea star from just one arm and a portion of the star's central disc. It won't happen too quickly, though. It takes 
about a year for an arm to grow back." (ibid)







i'm NOT sure what this is.
Maybe a  "sea slug"  of some sort ?!



 "Sea stars move using hundreds of tube feet,
 which are located on their underside. The tube 

feet are filled with sea water, which the sea star 

brings in through the sieve plate, or 

madreporite, on its top side. Sea stars can move

 more quickly than you might expect..."(ibid)



“Jesus is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.” Hebrews 7:25






“Have not I commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9






 “Speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Headthat is, Christ.” Ephesians 4:15





"Speaking of prey, sea stars have a ratherunique way of eating theirs. A sea star's mouth is on its underside. They prey on bivalves like mussels and clams, as well as small fish, snails, and barnacles. If you've ever tried to pry the shell of a clam or mussel open, you know how difficult it is. Sea stars wrap their arms around 
the animal's shell and pull it open just enough. 
And then it does something we could never imagine - it pushes its stomach through its 
mouth and into the bivalve's shell. It then 
 digests the animal and slides its stomach back
 into its own body. This unique feeding mechanism allows the sea star to eat larger 
prey than it would otherwise be able to fit into 
its tiny mouth..." (ibid)


“Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” Psalm 73:25-26



“I know that my Redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand upon the earth.” Job 19:25


“You know that is was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.”  
1 Peter 1:18-19