The baby stars of the ocean… that don’t look like stars at all!

The hidden life of sea star larvae reveals one of the ocean’s greatest transformations. These bizarre, transparent creatures, called bipinnaria and brachiolaria, drift like alien ghosts before dissolving into the adult starfish within. Their strange arms, cilia, and glassy forms are among the ocean’s most mysterious adaptations. Childhood is consumed to create the adult. A sacrifice written in biology. Discover the strange metamorphosis of sea stars in this deep dive. Support the channel to help us uncover more hidden monsters of the sea. https://www.patreon.com/AnimalMystery