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November 25, 2021: Sea Star Predation

Predation events always generate a lot of excitement among our scientists. This one observed during Dive 09 of the 2019 Southeastern U.S. Deep-sea Exploration was particularly interesting because it featured an unidentified Henricia sea star feeding on a Chondrocladia carnivorous sponge.

Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, 2019 Southeastern U.S. Deep-sea Exploration. Download larger version (jpg, 834 KB).

Predation events always generate a lot of excitement among our scientists. This one observed during Dive 09 of the 2019 Southeastern U.S. Deep-sea Exploration was particularly interesting because it featured an unidentified Henricia sea star feeding on a Chondrocladia carnivorous sponge. We had several interesting sponge sightings during this expedition, as described in this mission log, “Not Your Average Sponges.”