Sea urchins don’t understand predators the way we do. They have no brains, no hearts – just raw instinct. When a sunflower sea star approaches, they don’t need complex reasoning to sense danger – they simply steer clear. This is the conclusion of a new study that examined how sunflower sea stars affect sea urchin behavior. The research was conducted …
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