Crown-of-thorns eat themselves out of house & home (IMAGE)

ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies

Crown-of-thorns eat themselves out of house & home

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A close-up of a crown-of-thorns starfish. The creatures eat Acropora corals until they're effectively homeless.

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Morgan Pratchett.

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