Freaky, Swimming, Undersea Life or Feather Star Undersea Ballet? You Decide **************************************** This is a #repost from @mbari_news via @PhotoAroundApp Have you ever seen a deep-sea feather star swim? Crinoids, commonly known as feather stars, are relatives to the sea star. Unlike most sea stars, they feed by holding their arms out into the water current, catching food by branches, called pinnules, on their arms. Then they move the food to their mouth in the center. Here the feather star is using its feathery arms, to swim upwards. Hanging below its arms are appendages known as cirri that help the feather star cling to rocks, sponges, and coral.â € â € #featherstar #crinoid #deepsea #deepsealife #ocean #oceanlife #sealife #MBARI #undewatervideo #MontereyBay #MontereyCanyon #echinoderm #swimming #dothelocomotion #ROV #ROVvideo #blueplanet2 #DeepOceanLife #FreakyLifeUnderTheSea #FeatherStarBallet
