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You'd think chopping it into several pieces would do it, even if just two doesn't. Or are they like sea stars where tiny bits of them can fully regenerate?
by andrewflnr 3y ago
You'd think chopping it into several pieces would do it, even if just two doesn't. Or are they like sea stars where tiny bits of them can fully regenerate?
- f1shy 3y agoThere must be a limit. Like: Will it blend?
- bee_rider 3y agoThe ability of starfish to regenerate varies from species to species. I’m not sure that any have the ability to regenerate from a tiny bit (well, depends on the definition of tiny of course). Their mouths are in the center of their body, so if that part is destroyed anything that is going to regenerate will have to deal with the inability to eat while doing so, which is problematic!
- koliber 3y agoI don't know about this particular species, but some planaria can be split into more than one piece and regenerate. A record is over 60 from what I recall from this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-9rLlFgcm0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-9rLlFgcm0