Abalone predator

Hey guys,
Bloodbath here! Check out this link to a video showing a sea star as an abalone predator. Not so cute anymore.

http://www.racerocks.com/racerock/archives/vidabescape2a.htm

cool video BB, thanks for the link, cameron

Those little guys can move cant they

Wonder if they're good eating?   

So the lesson here is if you drop your pry bar into the murky depths, grab a sea star! 

I would have never thought an abalone could move that quick. How can they sense the star is so close, they don't have eyes..

I would have never thought an abalone could move that quick. How can they sense the star is so close, they don't have eyes..

Oh.. but they do have eyes..

More info..
http://www.marinebio.net/marinescience/06future/abintro.htm

However, many marine organisms can sense predators like Pycnopodia via chemical queues (i.e. they can smell them).  In fact, there are many predator avoidance studies proving this where a prey species (abalone, crab, etc..) moves away from water flowing from an external tank via some tubing that holds the predator (sea start, larger crab, etc..).  When water without a predator flows in no avoidance is noted.

Brian

great video

I would have never thought an abalone could move that quick.

me, neither

Learn something new every day.

Thanks Brian,

Rich