Sunflower seastar crawls over the rocky floor — Stock Photo, Image

Sunflower seastar crawls over the rocky floor — Photo

A Sunflower seastar (Pycnopodia helianthoides) crawls over the rocky floor of a kelp forest near Monterey, California, searching for other sea stars to feed on.

 — Photo by ead72

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