Watch: Bizarre Sea Creature with Bird-Like Feathers Found Swimming in Pacific Ocean
With the look of something out of a science fiction movie, a strange sea creature has caused quite a stir after a video showed it swimming in the Pacific Ocean. Known as a feather star, the odd-looking organism is…
With the look of something out of a science fiction movie, a strange sea creature has caused quite a stir after a Video showed it swimming in the Pacific Ocean.
Known as a feather star, the odd-looking organism is closely related to starfish, according to Britannica.com.
Its feather-like tentacles, from which it gets its common name, are actually fringed legs known as cirri, which the Animals use to feed on drifting plankton and other microorganisms.
The feather star group, known also by its scientific classification, Crinoidea, includes a whopping 550 species that spend most of their lives perched atop sponges and coral, waving their strange cirri to catch invisible prey that drifts by.
A Video featuring one of the creatures went viral on Twitter after it was posted by the “Oddly Terrifying” account.