In the name of survival, starfish sever their own body parts to escape predators.They will also eventually regenerate those lost limbs, but how this biological process works has remained a mystery ...

In an act called autotomy, starfish shed one or more of their limbs to flee their hunters. The severed, writhing body part distracts the attacker, allowing the starfish to glide away. Over time, the ...

We were trying to learn how certain animals lost their regeneration capacity during evolution and then put back the ...

In school, I remember learning that starfish can regenerate a limb if they lose it. The one in this photo is in the process. But that’s just one aspect of these remarkable creatures.

Interesting cases of regeneration are found in connection with the process which some lower animals possess of automatically throwing off certain parts—a process known as autotomy.

From salamanders to starfish to the actual hydra (a tiny hydrozoan named for the fearsome beast of legend), animals that are capable of regeneration all start the repair process by forming a blastema.

Starfish may have the incredible ability to regenerate their limbs, but when it comes to the power of sight, these marine creatures fall a bit short, a new study finds. IE 11 is not supported.

If an arm of a starfish is cut off, you will have two starfish after regeneration. ... If a limb is denervated at the onset of the process, it will not regenerate.

In school, I remember learning that starfish can regenerate a limb if they lose it. The one in this photo is in the process. But that’s just one aspect of these remarkable creatures.