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Starfish can re-grow their arms

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Starfish can re-grow their arms. In fact, a single arm can regenerate a whole body.

Beyond their distinctive shape, sea stars are famous for their ability to regenerate limbs, and in some cases, entire bodies

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Beyond their distinctive shape, sea stars are famous for their ability to regenerate limbs, and in some cases, entire bodies. They accomplish this by housing most or all of their vital organs in their arms. Some require the central body to be intact to regenerate, but a few species can grow an entirely new sea star just from a portion of a severed limb.

 Some require the central body to be intact to regenerate, but a few species can grow an entirely new sea star just from a portion of a severed limb

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