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Well-Fed Starfish
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Well-Fed Starfish
Benthic team members Sadie Mills, left, and Niki Davey hold giant Macroptychaster sea star (starfish) measuring up to 60 cm across in Antarctic waters. Scientists found that some marine life doesn't come small in Antarctic waters, with giant-sized specimens surprising researchers during a survey of New Zealand's Antarctic seas that ended this week.

 
 
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