Seastars Consuming Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini)
This is a pile of northern Pacific seastars (Asterias amurensis) and blue bat seastars (Patiria pectinifera) that are scavenging a dead giant pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini). It took several days for the entire octopus to be consumed.
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Cephalopod Giant Pacific Octopus Animalia Mollusca Cephalopoda Octopodiformes Octopoda Enteroctopodidae Enteroctopus dofleini Mizu-dako Echinoderm Starfish Blue Bat Seastar Echinodermata Asteroidea Valvatida Asterinidae Patiria pectinifera Itomaki-hitode Japanese Common Starfish Forcipulatida Asteriidae Asterias amurensis Northern Pacific Seastar Mahitode Pacific Japan Hokkaido
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