Crown of Thorns Starfish feeding on coral at Hayman Island, Whitsunday, October 2012

Crown of Thorns Starfish feeding on coral at Hayman Island, Whitsunday, October 2012
Download original image Attribution Dr David Williamson (James Cook University), James Cook University

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A large Crown of Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci), feeding on coral at Hayman Island in the Whitsunday Island group during October 2012. COTS were at low densities in the Whitsunday Islands during that period and negligible reef damage has been recorded.