New Research Suggests Starfish Bodies Are Really Just Heads

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Researchers believe a starfish body is just one giant head (Credit: Nick Hobgood/ CC-BY-SA-3.0/ Commons.wikimedia.org)

As far as anatomy goes, there have been few animals as puzzling to researchers as the starfish. Most animals have easily identifiable heads, bodies, and legs. However, starfish bodies are made up of five identical arms with a layer of "tube feet," to help them propel forward. The lack of a discernable head led some to even suggest they did not have one. But, a new study asserts that the opposite is true. The sea star's body is just one big head and no tail!

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