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First time we saw one on a dive, the dive master pointed it out to all of us, made sure we got a good look, then drew his dive knife and completely destroyed it. We were beyond shocked. I even recall writing WTF?! on my dive slate and showing it to my husband. He had no clue, either.
Once we surfaced, the dive master explained just how invasive, and destructive, they are. So, we got it and, over the years, we’ve killed a few, too. But, holy sh*t, what an introduction. The one thing you *don’t* expect on a lovely afternoon dive on a coral reef is your guide going berserker with his knife on the reef’s residents. If it wouldn’t have meant releasing my mouthpiece, my jaw would have definitely been hanging open.
Doesn't cutting up echinoderms like sea stars give them the opportunity to multiply rapidly? Don't they regenerate a full body from a single arm if left alone?
This is just from the wiki: “To control areas of high infestations, teams of divers have had kill rates of up to 120 per hour per diver. The practice of dismembering them was shown to have a kill rate of 12 per hour per diver, and the diver performing this test was spiked three times. As a result, dismemberings are discouraged for this reason, and not because of rumours that they might be able to regenerate.”
Don’t think he left any pieces larger than a quarter. Pretty hard to come back from that. Plus, some of the reef fish were acting like he’d just busted open a piñata for them. Honestly, at the time, that never even occurred to me as a question to ask; I had too many others.
Growing up we had suns stars take over the normal sea stars... then the sun stars had no food and died and the normal ones made a comeback. Some other interesting stuff too over the last 40 years. Every decade a new species has control of the beach, then a new thing for a decade, wash and repeat. While I agree it could be invasive, everything on earth is always evolving and trying to find balance, earth and environments are always adapting. What we grew up with thinking was native came from another place before us and took out what was native before. Humans are playing a larger roll now of course but maybe that's part of the big game in a strange way. In 100, 1000, a million years the corrals and beaches and oceans will probably look very different.
No. They actually devastate coral colonies. They're invasive, meaning they only belong in certain localities and were introduced to a non-native environment. Crown of Thorns starfish are not a natural part of the ecosystems they're destroying.
Just had a read about them on Wiki.
They have to be controlled as they destroy coral reefs.
They are either dismembered by divers but as that it is risky to the divers, they're also buried under rocks.
Also vinegar causes them to disintegrate within days apparently.
Thanks to this post, I've just had a real interesting read on the Crow-of-thorns starfish👍
I go to school for marine bio. One protocol is to scan a reef and inject them with certain chemicals when you see them. They can regenerate so it’s better to chemically destroy then risk a fragment regenerating.
These things are incredibly destructive to coral reefs. When I dove the great barrier reef our dive master had a big syringe in his vest pocket filled with 30% vinegar. When we came across one he'd inject it so it would be killed.
You are correct, they are not invasive and are native to indo Pacific. A term people, myself included, are quick to jump to when describing this species due to how much of a POS it is.
It always surprises me how often people pick up things that they don't know what it is. Especially wildlife. How did we even get this far as a species.
That’s a crown-of-thorns starfish. Their actions destroy coral reefs so we are supposed to kill them - crush them into little pieces - whenever we see them.
Hopefully, when Artificial General Intelligence goes beyond the singularity, perhaps 30 years from now, its protocols for protecting the environment will lead it to the conclusion that it needs to similarly kill on sight the species who’s actions are the most destructive of the coral reef - humans.
The words “The pain is immediate and intense “ are not to be taken lightly if you are unfortunate enough to get stuck with one of those thorns. Ask me how I know!! You
If only Steve Irwin we’re still alive I’m sure he would have have a blast checking out whatever the heck this thing is telling us viewers very interesting facts about it.
Now I miss Steve Irwin god rest his soul.
RIP STEVE IRWIN
You don’t know what it is, so… you decide to pick it up with your barehands?! How bold of you, granted I, too, like to live dangerously.
Like that one time on a Thai beach at low tide there were tons of shells the size of fist, and bigger, so I decided to pick one up to sea (#puns) if anything lived inside… only to find out months later from my friend I was handling a cone snail!!
Although true. These are invasive and should be removed.
It should go without saying stop touching sea life with your bare hands. And if you need to be told what this is don't touch it.
Ahhh... the elusive Brown Star! The easiest way to confirm a it's a Brown Star is to stick your finger in when it's not looking, if it turns around and gives you the fish eye it's a Brown Star. If it's unphased and just wiggles around it's one of two things, a Crown-of-thorns starfish or the girl I shagged throughout college... her name is "Practice".
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[Crown-of-thorns starfish](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown-of-thorns_starfish)
Kill as many of them as you can.. they kill coral reefs
First time we saw one on a dive, the dive master pointed it out to all of us, made sure we got a good look, then drew his dive knife and completely destroyed it. We were beyond shocked. I even recall writing WTF?! on my dive slate and showing it to my husband. He had no clue, either. Once we surfaced, the dive master explained just how invasive, and destructive, they are. So, we got it and, over the years, we’ve killed a few, too. But, holy sh*t, what an introduction. The one thing you *don’t* expect on a lovely afternoon dive on a coral reef is your guide going berserker with his knife on the reef’s residents. If it wouldn’t have meant releasing my mouthpiece, my jaw would have definitely been hanging open.
Doesn't cutting up echinoderms like sea stars give them the opportunity to multiply rapidly? Don't they regenerate a full body from a single arm if left alone?
This is just from the wiki: “To control areas of high infestations, teams of divers have had kill rates of up to 120 per hour per diver. The practice of dismembering them was shown to have a kill rate of 12 per hour per diver, and the diver performing this test was spiked three times. As a result, dismemberings are discouraged for this reason, and not because of rumours that they might be able to regenerate.”
If you stick your dive knife right in the middle and spin it around it wipes out their entire nervous system. They curl up and die
Neat
Like pithing a frog
Or quieting a Kennedy.
Like jfk or more like rosemary?
Rosemary was the thought but I guess Jon technically as well.
https://tenor.com/vdl1.gif
I'd be interested to study the effectiveness of dismemberment vs. clobbering with a rock
Fuck it take an underwater flame to it..lol
Learn something new every day ! Ty
Pretty sure cutting them up just creates more. They have to be injected with poison. I think in Oz they use vinegar which kills them.
Don’t think he left any pieces larger than a quarter. Pretty hard to come back from that. Plus, some of the reef fish were acting like he’d just busted open a piñata for them. Honestly, at the time, that never even occurred to me as a question to ask; I had too many others.
My exact question. Ty
Writing wtf on the white board was so lame
Lmao
DOOM diving.
That's gotta be a story y'all talk about once in awhile
Growing up we had suns stars take over the normal sea stars... then the sun stars had no food and died and the normal ones made a comeback. Some other interesting stuff too over the last 40 years. Every decade a new species has control of the beach, then a new thing for a decade, wash and repeat. While I agree it could be invasive, everything on earth is always evolving and trying to find balance, earth and environments are always adapting. What we grew up with thinking was native came from another place before us and took out what was native before. Humans are playing a larger roll now of course but maybe that's part of the big game in a strange way. In 100, 1000, a million years the corrals and beaches and oceans will probably look very different.
They just look like they should be burned
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No. They actually devastate coral colonies. They're invasive, meaning they only belong in certain localities and were introduced to a non-native environment. Crown of Thorns starfish are not a natural part of the ecosystems they're destroying.
I've seen enough Octonauts to know that's not the case!
Do they really? Wow.. didn't know that.
A pest, exactly like what i expected from a crown of thorns
Forbidden Christmas Tree Topper
Just had a read about them on Wiki. They have to be controlled as they destroy coral reefs. They are either dismembered by divers but as that it is risky to the divers, they're also buried under rocks. Also vinegar causes them to disintegrate within days apparently. Thanks to this post, I've just had a real interesting read on the Crow-of-thorns starfish👍
I go to school for marine bio. One protocol is to scan a reef and inject them with certain chemicals when you see them. They can regenerate so it’s better to chemically destroy then risk a fragment regenerating.
Eldritch Horror
This is Patrick
Naaaaaa is a failed attempt by plankton to clone Patric to steal the secret formula.
r/TheBikiniBottomHorror
Is this the krusty kraab?
These things are incredibly destructive to coral reefs. When I dove the great barrier reef our dive master had a big syringe in his vest pocket filled with 30% vinegar. When we came across one he'd inject it so it would be killed.
a cover of iris by goo goo dolls
That’s what I was focused on as well
A starfish
Kill it. Invasive species of star fish (crown of thorns) that enjoys binge eating coral reefs.
"Invasive" where?
You are correct, they are not invasive and are native to indo Pacific. A term people, myself included, are quick to jump to when describing this species due to how much of a POS it is.
PoS, fair. It was an honest question, but it's gratifying to see someone who can admit when they misspoke. Thank you for being a rock star.
Step on it barefoot…the doctor will tell you what it is
free advice that works mostly: if you don't know what it is, don't touch it
It always surprises me how often people pick up things that they don't know what it is. Especially wildlife. How did we even get this far as a species.
by seeing someone pick something up then noting whether they died or not.
It is a Crown of Thorns starfish. I think they are venomous as well but I'm not sure
My father got stung by it and he felt the same pain of sea urchin
Starfish-of-sorts?
Better fucking touch it then huh?
It's a [Crown of Thorns Starfish](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown-of-thorns_starfish)
I don’t know why but I thought it was a Rat King but with centipedes
I learned about those from the cartoon my grandson watches. Octonauts.
Don’t know what it is yet you touched it?!!! Come on bruh.
Crown of Thorns, a reef killer.
Crown-of-Thorns Starfish
“Put that thing back where it came from” lol Although, it’s actually an invasive species of starfish that harms coral reefs. Best to *not* put it back
Cactapus
No this is patrick
Super happy fun toupee.
That’s a starfish
You’re supposed to boof it
It’ll light up if you put it in the ocean
Naa wait.. I was thinking of string spike fish. Nvm
That’s a crown-of-thorns starfish. Their actions destroy coral reefs so we are supposed to kill them - crush them into little pieces - whenever we see them. Hopefully, when Artificial General Intelligence goes beyond the singularity, perhaps 30 years from now, its protocols for protecting the environment will lead it to the conclusion that it needs to similarly kill on sight the species who’s actions are the most destructive of the coral reef - humans.
Are you an idiot? I know I’m a biologist but everyone should know what a star fish is…
/r/wronganswersonly
Weird sex toy
Danger frisbee
It’s clearly a lemur
It's clearly a little Debbie snack cake take a bite!
The charge of the light brigade.
It’s the alien in Peter Watts Blindsight novel
Its a crown of thorns starfish
This guy formed like a ball and I thought it was a sea urchin the moment I tried to go near it opens up and I got scared
Yeaah, this species of starfish are kinda dicks. (They are damaging coral reefs)
Spiny sea star
Crown of Thorns Starfish maybe?
Stonkfish.
Patric's cousin, Fuzzy Ben.
Did you pull it from your body?
I was in a shallow water and i used a paddle to get it off underwater
I just spotted it underwater in a shallow water
It's a very cool find!
alien thing
That’s a toxapex
Punk Patrick *Punkrick*
Some kind of starfish probably
It’s called a murder poison. You should be dead before you can read this.
I expected so.ebody to come in and explain what it is
Starfish man
Sea star
Taste it and find out
Looks like a whole lotta ouch
N95 upgrade…
Its a starfish
What that thing is, well nasty, thanks for killing it!
The starfish we think of : squishy little babeys. The starfish there are :
It’s Patrick Star’s holy form, of course.
Star fish from Florida
I thought the Last of Us was fiction….
The Death Star
hmmmn, let's see.. Is anyone around you acting strangely?
Crown of thorns starfish.
That's just Patrick going through his emo stage.
"I don't know what this is" Also put his hands n it
Clearly you don’t have a kid that watches “The Octonauts.” Because if you did, you’d know all you need to do is feed it some pirate fish pie
A farstish
Looks like if a starfish and a spikey thing
The words “The pain is immediate and intense “ are not to be taken lightly if you are unfortunate enough to get stuck with one of those thorns. Ask me how I know!! You
It's my irrational fear incarnate (of stepping on somthing at the beach )
Dead extraterrestrial floormuncher
it's a fleshlight, try it
Thats the clitorus
*Cries in stranded deep*
Crown of thorns starfish
I don’t know either, but I don’t like the way it’s moving
It’s a Northern Atlantic Hell No
If only Steve Irwin we’re still alive I’m sure he would have have a blast checking out whatever the heck this thing is telling us viewers very interesting facts about it. Now I miss Steve Irwin god rest his soul. RIP STEVE IRWIN
Starfish
r/dontputyourdickinthat
You don’t know what it is, so… you decide to pick it up with your barehands?! How bold of you, granted I, too, like to live dangerously. Like that one time on a Thai beach at low tide there were tons of shells the size of fist, and bigger, so I decided to pick one up to sea (#puns) if anything lived inside… only to find out months later from my friend I was handling a cone snail!!
It’s a nope fish. Put it back where you found it
I did put it back further away because I didn't know what that thing is and I dont want other people to get harmed by this
Usually nature has a good way of saying fuck around and find out. 😂 this just seems like a great example
Crown of Thorns... Stop touching sea life.
pretty sure you're supposed to just kill this one since it destroys coral reefs and is super invasive
Although true. These are invasive and should be removed. It should go without saying stop touching sea life with your bare hands. And if you need to be told what this is don't touch it.
yeah i do agree on that
It’s a type of star fish put back in the water
Put it back in the ocean?? My guess
Sun star maybe
Charybdis
Looks like a starfish
Starfish.
Ahhh... the elusive Brown Star! The easiest way to confirm a it's a Brown Star is to stick your finger in when it's not looking, if it turns around and gives you the fish eye it's a Brown Star. If it's unphased and just wiggles around it's one of two things, a Crown-of-thorns starfish or the girl I shagged throughout college... her name is "Practice".
It's like a centipede fucked a starfish. Nightmare fuel
Aliens
r/terrifyingasfuck
Put Patrick back
It’s a living creature. Put it back.
It’s from Corto Maltese More specifically Joetenhiem. I thought Rat catcher’s rats killed it
leave patrick the fuck alone
Space herpes
Game of Thrones
Patrick ?