Thetrandlab48 on Instagram: "The video depicts a hands-on dissection of a live cushion starfish (Culcita novaeguineae), exposing its coelomic cavity and digestive structures, a common educational tool in marine biology despite ethical debates on live specimen use. - With 1.5 million views and mixed reactions, the post ignites discussions on animal welfare, as starfish lack centralized brains but exhibit nociception, per studies in the Journal of Experimental Biology, while their regeneration all

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