Gorgonocepahlu in round frame
PU996-2
What a strange vegetal? animal? In fact it's a starfish, a Gorgonocephalus: Astrospartus mediterraneus. It's a deep sea creature: from 40 to 800 meters. During the day, it curls up into a tight ball shape to protect itself from predators. At night, it climbs to an elevated point to feed by extending its intricately branched feeding arms in order to snare passing plankton and other organisms from the current. It can be very large (nearly 1 meter diameter). So it will remain in its night position forever, under its bumpy glass.
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