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title: "Strange looking basket star"  
description: "A brief explanation about the basket star and its amazing facts"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-10-21  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2968/strange-looking-basket-star  
category: "animals"  
tags: ["basket star", "animals", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Strange looking basket star

![Strange looking basket star](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/0ded8899-74e5-4629-81b4-74a802af6d3d/images/aa02bb92-7758-4238-a65a-7c61008c71b7.jpeg) ![Strange looking basket star](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/0ded8899-74e5-4629-81b4-74a802af6d3d/images/a9daface-9184-4448-9eea-7e026e6384fe.jpeg) Basket stars are brittle stars that are members of the echinoderm family, which also includes starfish, sea urchins, and sea cucumbers. ![Strange looking basket star](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/0ded8899-74e5-4629-81b4-74a802af6d3d/images/d092a9b7-ff51-4fcf-83e9-cd0f1ac56ecf.jpeg) They have long, branching arms, radiating from a central disc, covered in tiny hooks, and use these arms to catch prey. ![Strange looking basket star](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/0ded8899-74e5-4629-81b4-74a802af6d3d/images/73fa4b9f-5c18-4fee-872d-00722f95047d.jpeg) They are prevalent in tropical and subtropical waters, found in all oceans, from shallows to deep sea depths. ![Strange looking basket star](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/0ded8899-74e5-4629-81b4-74a802af6d3d/images/85879184-c8ff-4a90-8d02-391343220428.jpeg) Despite being slow-moving animals, they can live for many years, with some species exceeding 30 years, and can regenerate lost limbs. ![Strange looking basket star](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/0ded8899-74e5-4629-81b4-74a802af6d3d/images/d7cbc6aa-94e3-4d8a-aa7f-a73bd3deb846.jpeg) They reproduce sexually, releasing sperm & eggs into water for fertilisation & larvae development, while asexually can split into multiple individuals

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