Summary: <p>This week’s episode is all about echinoderms, or at least the star-shaped echinoderms! Thanks to Llewelly for the suggestion about feather stars and crinoids!</p> <p>A very pretty starfish:</p> <p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-749" src="http://strangeanimalspodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Luidia-maculata-Wikimedia-300x224.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="224"></p> <p>Crown of thorns starfish. Do not touch:</p> <p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-755" src="http://strangeanimalspodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/crown-of-thorns-starfish-GeorgetteDouwma-PhotographersChoice-Getty-57c470a75f9b5855e5baa734-300x199.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="199"></p> <p>Pumpkin starfish or orange throw pillow? YOU DECIDE:</p> <p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-750" src="http://strangeanimalspodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/pumpkinstarfish-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225"></p> <p>Sea daisies. Not much to look at tbh:</p> <p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-752" src="http://strangeanimalspodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/seadaisies.jpg" alt="" width="220" height="220"></p> <p>A banded arm brittle star:</p> <p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-756" src="http://strangeanimalspodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/banded-arm-brittle-star-300x223.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="223"></p> <p>Ruby brittle stars:</p> <p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-757" src="http://strangeanimalspodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sea-gallery-05-24-se32-300x228.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="228"></p> <p>Brittle stars riding around in a jelly:</p> <p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-758" src="http://strangeanimalspodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/3AECA27500000578-3990782-Andrea_Marshall_was_snorkelling_off_the_coast_of_Mozambique_when-a-76_1480610698679-300x211.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="211"></p>
