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The World’s First Look Inside An Intact Brittle Star
Brittle stars have a bit more in common with starfish that giant, luminous balls of gas. These organisms look like starfish but with tentacles, and they’re dubbed “brittle” because they’re so delicate — when they’re dissected, scientists can document what they find, but they can’t preserve the sample. It’s a one-time event.