"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,
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 ?!
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
"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
