tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993998447858562504.post1397752428922304333..comments2024-03-13T15:17:35.622+08:00Comments on manta blog: Cushion Star at Semakau~mantamola~http://www.blogger.com/profile/10869578750512343969noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993998447858562504.post-54027714304234116172007-03-20T09:24:00.000+08:002007-03-20T09:24:00.000+08:00Remember reading some where that divers often spot...Remember reading some where that divers often spotted cushion stars on the reef slopes of Semakau.<BR/><BR/>I can still remember during the boat ride to Semakau, on the day which you spotted our first cushion star, I was still telling Luan Keng that I was sure one day we would see one, since the divers had been spotting them!<BR/><BR/>The cushion stars probably stay on the reef slope most of the Ron Yeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14985280422009642787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993998447858562504.post-90873545769677658972007-03-20T08:35:00.000+08:002007-03-20T08:35:00.000+08:00Wow! That's an excellent observation and analysis....Wow! That's an excellent observation and analysis.<BR/><BR/>For the Common sea stars (the kind that stack one on top of another) each sea star has a white spot or 'scar' on the upperside, slightly off centre.<BR/><BR/>This is the madreporite, a sieve-like plate through which the sea star sucks in sea water. The sea water inflates the sea star's body. And hydraulic pressure of the sea water helps Ria Tanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770926654830427210noreply@blogger.com