Do starfish get cold? (age 6.5)
Starfish are so different from us that it’s hard to know exactly what they feel. We humans can get dangerously sick if we get too hot (heat stroke) or too cold (hypothermia). When we get too hot, our bodies produce sweat to cool down; when we’re cold, we shiver to warm up. Animals like us that need to make sure our bodies don’t get too hot or too cold are called homeotherms. Starfish, on the other hand, are poikilotherms, which means that their bodies can be hot or cold. When the water or air is cold, starfish’s bodies cool down to the same temperature, so they don’t feel uncomfortable in the cold like we do. Instead, they slow down their metabolism and circulation, so they might feel like they’re going in slowww motionnn.
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