Researchers have uncovered an under-the-sea phenomenon where coral-destroying crown-of-thorns starfish larvae have been feasting on blue-green algae bacteria known as "sea sawdust." The team of ...

Crown-of-thorns starfish infestation threatens food security as the destruction of coral reefs deprives fish of their breeding ground AKLAN, Philippines – In waters off the world-famous tourist ...

These injections are currently the only way to cull coral-eating sea stars called crown-of-thorns, or COTS ... When researchers cut one of the starfish into two equal halves, both halves healed ...

Starfish, crown of thorns, and sea stars live throughout the subtropics and tropics. They are bottom dwellers, so any contact with a diver is accidental. Injury occurs from the spine and the venom ...

Scientists are one step closer to combating coral-destroying crown-of-thorns starfish, following a study into the pest's genetics. Scientists are one step closer to combating coral-destroying ...

A diver spears a crown-of-thorns starfish (taramea ... and under plantings of the native ‘ūtū (king banana, Musa troglodytarum). These gardens are part of the local environmental organization ...

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources calls the crown-of-thorns starfish infestation in Sarangani Bay as one of the worst to hit the country GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines ...

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Small crabs could be the invisible force controlling crown-of-thorns starfish, according to a new study from multiple Australian research institutes. The paper, published in scientific journal ...

But, according to Australian scientists, it could also encourage the proliferation of crown-of-thorns starfish, which are predators of coral reefs and highly resistant to marine heatwaves.