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Look at this HUGE Sunflower Star. This Sunflower Star is ~1 metre across. It’s the same sea star in the above two images. Dive buddy is Janice Crook. I screamed underwater in sheer euphoria t…
By on January 3, 2026 Look at this HUGE Sunflower Star. This Sunflower Star is ~1 metre across. It’s the same sea star in the above two images. Dive buddy is Janice Crook. I screamed underwater in sheer euphoria the other day upon seeing the Sunflower Star in the above two images. It’s the largest one I have seen in years. Dive buddy Janice Crook and I found a total of seven relatively large Sunflower Stars and one juvenile during this dive. These sightings have been reported to researchers. Why Euphoria? Because Sunflower Stars are in terrible trouble and somehow at this site…
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