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[tuningvis]

look what i found in a dead turbo shell
what are the chances of this guy growing up ...

 

[wax32]

That IS grown up. It's one of the micro-brittles.

 

[blemmy_guy]

Wax are they the same as a sand sifting brittle star??? thanx todd

 

[tuningvis]

Originally Posted by wax32
That IS grown up. It's one of the micro-brittles.


crazy

 

[ophiura]

No, it is not related to the sand sifting star (which is what I am assuming you mean, as that is what they are sold as?). They are common hitch hikers and will not get larger. They are Amphipholis squamata, commonly reproduce and beneficial sand bed critters.

 

[tuningvis]

:insert dancing banana here:
thanks

 

[rubberduck]

i have a question Ophiura, what do they do that is benificial?

 

[ophiura]

They, like various tiny worms and crustaceans, eat detritus and help stir the upper layers of the sand.

 

[wax32]

I've got ba-jillions of them. Ok, maybe that's a big number, but I have a bunch!