When an adult crown-of-thorns dines on a section of coral reef, there is nothing dainty about the act. Asterias, the common starfish of the East Coast, use their muscular tube feet to open up an ...

The Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (COTS), scientifically known as Acanthaster sp., is a significant predator of coral reefs, particularly in tropical marine environments. These starfish are notorious ...

They have a lower thermal window compared to the adults." He then goes on to specify how biologists believe crown-of-thorns starfish were able to replicate this trait. He says it was born from a ...

Scientists uncover the mechanism by which gut bacteria convert molecules in bile into sex hormones. Tailored nucleic acid extraction and amplification methods help scientists overcome the challenges ...

Giant triton (snail) -> Crown-of-thorns starfish -> Hard coral One of the few predators of the crown-of-thorns starfish, the giant triton (Charonia tritonis) has evolved a tolerance to the ...

The crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) is wreaking havoc on coral reefs, fueled by warming oceans and explosive reproduction rates. Enter COTSBot, the robot assassin designed to hunt and neutralize COTS ...

Staghorn corals are also vulnerable to certain predators, like the crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci), which have proliferated since the 1970s. In large numbers, crown-of-thorns ...

According to an expert, the hunting of crown-of-thorns starfish has helped restore some of the coral reef that had been devastated by environmental changes. Takashi Nakamura, an associate ...