In the name of survival, starfish sever their own body parts to escape predators. They will also eventually regenerate those lost limbs, but how this biological process works has remained a mystery.

For many creatures, having a limb caught in a predator’s mouth is usually a death sentence. Not starfish, though—they can detach the limb and leave the predator something to chew on while they crawl ...

Learn why some starfish develop a rare square shape through genetics, regeneration errors, and abnormal development.

Photograph of a specimen of the common European starfish Asterias rubens with a regenerating arm. Starfish shed arms (autotomy) when attacked by predators and then regenerate a new arm to replace the ...

Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have made a groundbreaking discovery about how starfish manage to survive predatory attacks by shedding their own limbs. The team has identified a ...

Imagine this: you accidentally lose an arm or a leg, and instead of rushing to the hospital, your body just grows it back.

The list of animals that can regrow their limbs includes the starfish, salamander, deer, lizard, shark, chameleon, and octopus.