Some residents speculated that the marine invertebrates may have ended up on the beach as a result of Storm Eleanor. In April, thousands of starfish were spotted washed up on a beach in the Highlands.

The gallery may be closed on an irregular basis for other events and training. Investigate the lives of ocean inhabitants in the Marine Invertebrates gallery. See starfish, corals and molluscs, and ...

Starfish, or sea stars ... marine worms and other invertebrates," she says. "Some species are suspension feeders that capture plankton and organic material from the water." Sea stars use hundreds ...

The sunflower sea star is a big starfish — more than 3 feet across — that roams the ocean floor in orange, yellow and purple. These invertebrates can grow as many as 24 arms, and they’re ...

Crown-of-thorns starfish populations are again flourishing ... "Generally for marine invertebrates, the juvenile stage is usually less tolerant of changes in temperature, it's called a thermal ...

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 ...

The sunflower sea star is a big starfish — more than 3 feet across — that roams the ocean floor in orange, yellow and purple. These invertebrates can grow as many as 24 arms, and they’re ...