When I think about starfish, I imagine pretty little things. They even come in nice decorative colors:
(From Flickr user nugunslinger)
Not much fodder there for lovers of the ugly, you'd think. But as we've seen previously with the slime star, not all starfish are so disappointing. And I was pleased to discover that the situation is even better for their relatives the brittle stars. Check out these guys: spiny, mushy-looking, bumpy, stringy and not quite symmetrical, they've really got it all:
What's even more encouraging is that these species were only discovered a few years ago.
Imagine that: not only haven't we blogged about all the ugly in nature, there's probably still more out there that hasn't even been discovered yet! If that's not a thought to get you through till the weekend, I don't know what is.
Cheering you on,
-Wombat
Jul 1, 2010
Ugly Stars
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6 comments:
these are very beautiful.
Sadly, many of these uglies are now threatened by our ugly oil spill.
These critters are great. Its like Sponge Bob meets Circ de Sole. : D
Sherry at SofN
The first picture looks totally like a bowl of Froot Loops.
Thank you, Wombat. Now I can truly make it through the loooong weekend!
ugh, looks like something not quite fully digested.
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