….well, it wasn’t OUR lunch, but we discovered this starfish chowing down on a mussel recently while we were playing amongst the rocks at Newport Beach…
Mussels don't get any fresher than this!
Essentially, Mr. Starfish has a firm grip on Mr. Mussel and pulls his shell open just far enough to, um, no way to put this delicately. Mr. Starfish turns his stomach inside out and begins digesting Mr. Mussel, since Mr. Mussel is too big to fit into Mr. Starfish’s mouth. Once the mussel is partially digested, the starfish will suck his stomach and the mussel into his body and complete the job. Appetizing, eh?
I don’t know about you, but no matter how troublesome food prep can be, and no matter how lazy I sometimes feel when it’s time to make dinner, I’m awfully glad I don’t have to eat this way. On the other hand, if Mr. Starfish saw what was involved in our food preparation, he might feel similarly. To each his own…
(Mega-thanks to John Remy for the cool pic & for being willing to risk taking a really nice camera to the beach!)
