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Starfish exhibited both asexual (cloning) and sexual reproduction. Asexual reproduction involves the starfish dividing itself into two or more parts, which continue to regenerate.
Starfish are known for their adorable and symmetrical arms that seem to hug everything they touch. But it turns out that they may not be hugs after all – because starfish, researchers found, are ...
Some species of starfish reproduce asexually by tearing apart their bodies, while others reproduce sexually only. This makes them particularly interesting animals to study.
Starfish sexually reproduce by a process called spawning, with many individuals releasing great quantities of eggs or sperm into the water from their sexual organs, located in their arms.
Most adult starfish of other species do reproduce via a separate male and female. Females usually produce eggs that males fertilize in the seawater.
A hormone that is released in our brain when we fall in love also makes starfish turn their stomach inside out to feed, according to a new study.