Comments on: Starfish go five ways, but two ways when stressed http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/01/17/starfish-go-five-ways-but-two-ways-when-stressed/ Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:00:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: nakshatra http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/01/17/starfish-go-five-ways-but-two-ways-when-stressed/#comment-14083 nakshatra Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:12:48 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/?p=6212#comment-14083 I tried it out!Thank you Ziblink for the experiment and explanation! I tried it out!Thank you Ziblink for the experiment and explanation!

]]> By: Ziblink http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/01/17/starfish-go-five-ways-but-two-ways-when-stressed/#comment-14082 Ziblink Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:24:38 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/?p=6212#comment-14082 @nakshatra: Even water based liquids don't dissipate immediately in contact with water and the liquid is likely more dense than the surrounding liquid, allowing it to sink, This can be seen if you drop some dyed sugar solution into a glass of water, it can take considerable time for the two liquids to intermingle. There are a variety of substances that could irritate a starfish as there are many solutions that cause skin irritation in humans. @nakshatra: Even water based liquids don’t dissipate immediately in contact with water and the liquid is likely more dense than the surrounding liquid, allowing it to sink, This can be seen if you drop some dyed sugar solution into a glass of water, it can take considerable time for the two liquids to intermingle.

There are a variety of substances that could irritate a starfish as there are many solutions that cause skin irritation in humans.

]]> By: nakshatra http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/01/17/starfish-go-five-ways-but-two-ways-when-stressed/#comment-14081 nakshatra Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:25:17 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/?p=6212#comment-14081 I would like a clarification... how is it possible to drop an irritating liquid in a water tank? as in how is it felt by the star fish, and how does liquid irritate the starfish? I would like a clarification… how is it possible to drop an irritating liquid in a water tank? as in how is it felt by the star fish, and how does liquid irritate the starfish?

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