Comments on: Photos of Starfish Up Close: What Are You Looking At?

By: Hannah Waters

Hannah Waters — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 02:12:31 +0000

@Stacy – Well, technically, they’re asteroids (class Asteroidea), but that’s just confusing. People know what “starfish” means, so why get picky about semantics? Chris, the scientist I spoke with for this article, doesn’t feel strongly about starfish vs. sea stars, despite being a taxonomist — someone who’s fussy about names for a living. His battle of choice is brittlestars vs. starfish/sea stars.

Thanks for commenting,
Hannah

By: Stacy

Stacy — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 23:10:33 +0000

Starfish? Really, Smithsonian? They’re sea stars. Nothing fishy about these invertebrates.

By: Gail Timm

Gail Timm — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 06:45:26 +0000

I did not know that starfish was so beautiful and vibrant in color. Thank you for showing this. I really enjoyed it.

By: Warhols Children

Warhols Children — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:41:18 +0000

So beautifulll!

By: Nicolas Raymond

Nicolas Raymond — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 18:09:14 +0000

Oh wow, such beautifully vibrant starfish, it’s interesting to see how diverse they are. Superbly photographed too, thanks for sharing