Sunday Snap: Sea Star
There’s treasure children always seek to find
and just like us
you must have had
a Once-Upon-a-Time.*
Did you know? Marine scientists have replaced the starfish’s common name with sea star because it’s not a fish. It’s an echinoderm, closely related to sea urchins and sand dollars. There are 2,000 species of sea star living in all the world’s oceans. The five-arm varieties are the most common. Sea stars have an eye at the tip of each arm.
Common name: Starfish (Sea Stars)
Scientific name: Asteroidea
Type: Invertebrate Carnivore
Average life span: Up to 35 years
Weight: Up to 11 lbs
– source: National Geographic
*from Curtains by Elton John & Bernie Taupin
Jennifer's Journal 
Glad to hear they’ve been correctly renamed. The writer part of me also finds “sea star” more full of possibilities than “starfish”.
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Me too. Much more apt and even conjures a fairy tale or two.
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Always something to learn! Thank you Jennifer ☀️
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Always indeed! 🌸
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Jennifer, I love the new name!! It matches Its shape and I zoomed in trying to look for its eyes! Fascinating facts and delightful photo … thank you for sharing! 😀
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Thanks, Annika. It’s a lovely name isn’t it? Ha ha, I bet you couldn’t find the eyes.
By the way, have you seen my last comment on your Book Owl interview post? 🙂
Here’s the link: https://thebookowl.com/storyteller-speaks/#comment-647
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Ahh…thank you so much for highlighting the comment (for some reason WP does not show this one up). I’ve just replied there too …. I wanted to blend the landscape into the story and characters.
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I didn’t know about the name change. I like it!
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Me too, Luanne. “Sea star” sounds perfect.
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I didn’t know the name was changed officially. How magical is that! Even their scientific name is wondrous. Lovely post, Jennifer. I love the photo and caption. 🙂
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Thank you, Diana. I was saying almost the exact thing to my husband this morning, how sea star sounds more poetic and magical than starfish. Great minds! 😘
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I did not know that
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Then I taught you something today!
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It’s amazing to think there are 2,000 species of sea stars. I didn’t realize they lived so long. Very interesting fact, Jennifer. Thanks for sharing!
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You’re welcome, Jill. So many species, and sizes too.
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Interesting, Jennifer. And whales aren’t fish either. I think I knew both of these… Once…
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No, and neither are dolphins and porpoises.
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I did not know that, but I do now. Thanks! Interesting about the eyes.
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I didn’t either until I decided on this post and went looking for info. Always something new to learn. 🙂
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