Adorned with spikes and toxins, crown-of-thorns starfish aren’t an easy meal. In fact, it’s long been thought that few animals could eat them. But an analysis of fish poop and stomach contents ...

Swimming crabs were observed eating juvenile crown-of-thorns starfish in aquarium experiments. (Supplied: Kennedy Wolfe)Dr Uthicke said the booms happened every 15-17 years, although scientists ...

A THIRD vessel will soon be plying the waters between Port Douglas and Townsville, culling the coral eating crown of thorns starfish. The Federal Government yesterday announced $14.4 million of ...

The starfish is a fascinating creature. Its basic functions, such as eating or moving, are unlike any other animal known to man. Many might assume starfish inhale food like algae through hidden ...

A THIRD vessel will soon be plying the waters between Port Douglas and Townsville, culling the coral eating crown of thorns starfish. Read Today's Paper Tributes Rewards ...

Marine biologists have long warned about the high population density of coral-eating spiny starfish on the Great Barrier Reef. Crown-of-thorns starfish populations are again thriving along the ...