Genetically speaking, starfish have no arms—only a head, Science
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Last updated 17 Jul 2024
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Long presumed to have no heads at all, starfish may be nothing but
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Starfish - Wikipedia
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Long presumed to have no heads at all, starfish may be nothing but
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Starfish don't have a body - they're just a big squished head
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Starfish bodies are really just heads, new research says
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Scientists Say Starfish 'Arms' Are NOT Limbs, They're Just
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Star Fish May Be All Head No Body
Scientists Finally Found Starfish's Head — It's All Over the Place
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Oh God Those Aren't Arms on Starfish, Scientists Say
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Scientists finally solved the centuries-long mystery of where a
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It turns out that starfish don't have arms – they're just a head
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Starfish Are Walking Heads with No Bodies
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Scientists have finally figured out where the starfish head is
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Starfish Are Basically Walking Heads, and Literally Nothing Else
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