tosiaaustralis

Gingerbread Man

Biscuit Stars, Tosia australis, come in all sorts of colour variations. This beautiful purple star under Rapid Bay Jetty reminded me of a gingerbread man with its striking orange internal markings. Sea stars are not perhaps the most exciting of undersea critters and are often overlooked by divers who miss out on their intricate beauty. […]

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Sea’n Biscuits

Biscuit Stars (Tosia australis) abound under Edithburgh Jetty. They are so common and so generally stationary they are often overlooked by divers for the intricate beauty in their last (note the term ‘last’ is used to describe the hard structure making up the shape of the starfish). This pair side by side highlight differences in […]

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