So, I know there are multiple ways in which a starfish can regenerate limbs, depending on the species and on which bits were lost. But what if a limb is not completely removed, but a big old slice is cut into the central disc. Would it seal itself back, would each side of the gap try to grow more limbs, or would it just fail? I know this sounds like a stupid and pointless question but I was thinking about how when divers tried to kill off all the crown of thorns starfish and just made a bunch more of them, what if some of them were only maimed? Would there be awesome mutated starfish with too many legs in weird places?
Thank you sorry to be a pest I'm just excited
There is also a sub-plot that goes on along with the main story. It is from the point of view from the man who sent the bracelet.
Why hasn't research been done on trying to figure out how to regenerate a human body part (not cloning)? Wouldn't this prevent rejection of that part since it stems from that individual's body? If research has been done on this, why wasn't it successful?
I mean, it would be nice
I'm just curious about this after seeing some art of a fluffy being decapitated and the head and body both regenerating into two separate fluffies with the head being the original and I got curious if there were fluffies with certain abilities like those mentioned in the top. This could lead to interesting stories and unique abuse strategies for people who like abuse if this is the case.
I saw a picture of a starfish with it's old arm that grew into a new starfish and the original grew it's arm back. It reminded me of when I was around 5 or 6 and I tried to pull a worm out of the dirt and it got stuck. I accidentally ripped it in half and the two halves started wriggling. I screamed and ran away and it's haunted me ever since. So do worms have the same idea of how they became two seperate worms, or was it more like how a headless chicken can still run around?
Humans can heal from wounds/surgeries pretty easily but what's the difference between that and limb regeneration? Why do amputees develop a skin over their stump instead of regenerating the limb?
I think a philosopher already asked that question before, though I'm not sure and can't find anything about this subject. Anyways, I wonder, would they both become two different individuals with the same story? Would they have some sort of mental connection?
Crabs have developed at least six separate times on earth. That's six separate lineages all settling on armored shells, molting, regeneration, pincers, etc.
You could say that crabs are like living tanks, except tanks have guns. If crabs were ever to obtain a biological ranged feature, they would be poised to become the ultimate life form. Consider a crab that could forcibly eject something akin to a stingray stinger. Or many smaller spines. Or perhaps an ink spray / vemon spray.
Normally, crabs are defeated in three ways:
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A specialized predator obtains a hold on the crab and defeats it's armor. Such as a starfish or snail. A ranged defense can engage these foes before they get close enough to hold on.
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A large predator such as a ray or shark just bodies the crab and eats it. Large predators are easy to hit. Engaging the predator before it gets it eating distance would really help.
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A small mobile predator out maneuvers the crab. Similar to the large predator, a ranged defense at least gives an ability to threaten the maneuverable predator.
There would need to be corresponding improvements to eyesight and such to support development of ranged abilities. Just to nip the easiest counterpoint in the bud.
