Let's learn all about Starfish! 🤩

Sleep Tight Science - A Bedtime Science Show For Kids

Sleep Tight Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.4 • 738 Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2020

⏱️ 10 minutes

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👋 Hello again! I used to love finding Starfish on the beach! In this episode we’re going to learn more about Starfish. We’ll talk about how they eat, get around, and what they should really be called. Join us for an exciting episode of Sleep Tight Science. Thank you for listening, Sheryl & Clark ❤️👂🔬 --- Please fill out our first listener survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/sleeptightscience --- Have an interesting science topic you would like investigated? Send us an email at hello@sleeptightscience.com and we may feature it in an upcoming show. 🔥🔥🔥 First time listening to Sleep Tight Science? Please subscribe and follow us on Spotify. Connect on Instagram and Twitter to receive updates on all our podcast news. Please write a review if you enjoy Sleep Tight Science. Review on Apple Podcasts Please listen to our sister podcast, Sleep Tight Stories, for an alternative anytime listening experience. We would love to hear from you, reach out to us via email. About Sleep Tight Science Sleep Tight Science is an exciting science facts and stories podcast for the whole family. In each episode we investigate the questions that kids have about anything science related. Have an interesting science topic you would like investigated? Send us an email at hello@sleeptightscience.com and we may feature it in an upcoming show.

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0:00.0	You're listening to Sleeptight Science. Did you know that starfish have five eyes?
0:28.0	Hmm?
0:29.1	One at the end of each leg.
0:32.4	Wow!
0:41.3	So how do starfish get around?
0:52.3	Starfish have hundreds of tiny little feet at the end of each arm.
0:58.0	To move, they fill these feet with seawater, causing the arm to move like a footwood.
1:03.2	This allows the starfish to move,
1:06.0	much quicker than you might expect.
1:11.6	Starfish are not actually fish.
1:15.6	They're actually invertebrates,
1:18.6	which means they have no backbone or skeleton.
1:24.6	They're related to sand dollars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, and sea lilies.
1:35.3	Since they aren't fish, scientists tend to get a little annoyed when people call them starfish. So sea stars is a more appropriate name.
1:52.0	Sea stars do have eyes that help them to get around,
1:57.0	and they're located, as I said earlier, on the tips of their arms.
2:03.6	These eyes gather information to guide the sea stars from any direction.
2:11.6	While their eyes may not be able to see in fine detail like our eyes can,
2:19.3	they are able to see different shades of lighting,
2:23.3	which allows them to get around,
2:25.3	and allows them to hunt for food and hide from predators.
2:35.4	So how do sea stars eat?
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