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Tube feet of a sea star

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Tube feet function in locomotion, feeding and respiration.
The tube feet in a sea star are arranged in grooves along the arms.
They operate through hydraulic pressure. They are used to pass food to the oral mouth at the center, and can attach to surfaces.
The tube feet latch on to surfaces and move in a wave, with one body section attaching to the surfaces as another releases. Most sea star cannot move quickly.

Olympus XZ-1
1/125s f/2.2 at 6.0mm iso400 hide exif
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Date/Time29-Jan-2012 11:31:45
MakeOlympus
ModelXZ-1
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length6 mm
Exposure Time1/125 sec
Aperturef/2.2
ISO Equivalent400
Exposure Bias0.00
White Balance0
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
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James Clarke23-Jul-2012 11:56
Excellent close up shot. Great detail. BV
Ali Majdfar23-Jul-2012 03:45
Stunning capture! ~V
bill friedlander22-Jul-2012 02:50
Extraordinary star fish capture! Well defined detail, wonderful light and tones. Superb! V
Jean D22-Jul-2012 01:43
S/B contrasted..
Jean D22-Jul-2012 01:42
Awesome and very intricate detail, Simon. Well contrated in B&W. ~V
Karen Stuebing21-Jul-2012 22:10
Outstanding detail and composition of the star fish. Interesting and informative commentary. This is a gorgeous monotone image. V.
Colin Storey21-Jul-2012 20:10
Fantastic detailed image and information. v
Ceya21-Jul-2012 19:28
How beautiful - and interesting! Thank you for sharing this information, Simon. Great shot. V!
Tom LeRoy21-Jul-2012 15:42
Very interesting, Great close shot, Simon. V
Jeff Real21-Jul-2012 13:22
It is all so very fascinating ~V~
Walter Otto Koenig21-Jul-2012 13:13
A great image with this fascinating detail. Cool work Simon. "V"
David Hobbs21-Jul-2012 12:37
Fascinating picture. Beautifully shot.
Fong Lam21-Jul-2012 12:10
Wow, that's a lot of feet...excellent details and tone in this splendid close-up..V
Jim Coffman21-Jul-2012 11:59
A great image,Simon! Love the detail..
Hank Vander Velde21-Jul-2012 11:23
Terrific well composed close-up image Simon.
waterfalls man21-Jul-2012 11:21
Excellent Shot & Detail V!!
CM Kwan21-Jul-2012 10:17
Excellent details, Simon! V
joseantonio21-Jul-2012 05:08
Lovely details. Well done. V.
Guest 21-Jul-2012 03:36
Great find and image. V.