Some Not-So Frequently Asked
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What do kids think about starfish?
They think they are cool. (http://hosmer.wps.k12.ma.us/WWW/ptorchio/ocean/star.html
Can I die from a starfish inflicted injury?
Yes. http://www.discoveringhawaii.com/MedicalAdvice/Starfish.html
Why have poisonous starfish become more plentiful of late?
I don't know.. But some people have given it a lot of thought http://www.nric.gov.au/nric/publishing/papers/cots.html
Is the shape of a starfish unique in nature?
No. http://www.mpikg-teltow.mpg.de/people/wschni/starfish/starfish.html
Would anyone try to make a profit from the death of starfish?
Unfortunately, Yes. Do people create background textures of starfish?
Yes, I've even created a couple myself.
- http://www.oocities.org/Yosemite/8886/starfbgyellow.gif
- http://www.oocities.org/Yosemite/8886/starf02.jpg
Are there any books I could read about starfish?
Yes, you can check out http://www.lam.mus.ca.us/lacmnh/departments/research/invertebrates/echinoderms/back.htm
or you could go to the library and look for the following books:
- Author: Arnosky, Jim.
Title: Crinkleroot's 25 more animals every child should know / by Jim Arnosky.
Edition: 1st ed.
Published: New York : Bradbury Press ; Toronto : Maxwell Macmillan Canada
: New York : Maxwell Macmillan International, c1994.
Summary: The jovial woodsman Crinkleroot introduce twenty-five realistically drawn animals, including the frog, starfish,
and grasshopper.
- Author: Rood, Ronald N.
Title: Tide pools / by Ronald Rood ; illustrated by Martin Classen.
Edition: 1st Harper Trophy ed.
Published: New York : HarperTrophy, 1993.
Summary: Introduces the many kinds of sea creatures that can be found in tide pools, including starfish, mollusks, crustaceans, and jellyfish.
- Author: Winsor, Mary P.
Title: Starfish, jellyfish, and the order of life : issues in
nineteenth-century science / Mary P. Winsor.
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, c1976.
- Author: McCord, David Thompson Watson, 1897-
Title: The star in the pail / by David McCord ; illustrated by Marc Simont.
Edition: 1st ed.
Published: Boston : Little, Brown, [1975]
Summary: Twenty-nine poems involving such diversified topics as starfish, spring, loose teeth, animal crackers, and secrets.
Title: The evolution of developmental mechanisms / edited by Michael Akam ... [et al.]
Published: Cambridge : Company of Biologists, c1994.
Are there any musical Instrument manufacturers who like starfish?
Yes, one can be found at http://www.personal.u-net.com/~starfish/
Are there any songs about Starfish?
Yes, - there is a single called "Starfish Girl"
(http://www.fishofdeath.com/twig.htm) there is Donovan's "Ode to Derroll" (http://www.dur.ac.uk/~d416bb/don/lyrs/gift.html#derroll and who could forget about "Red Rubber Ball"?
Are there any CD's titled Starfish?
Yes.
Are there any bands/groups named Starfish?
Sure.
If I am travelling where can I go to hear a band?
How should I know? Just kidding, you might check out...
If I were in Brighton, England on a thursday night and wanted to pop into a pub for a Jack Daniel's and coke where would you recommend?
I would suggest http://www.cbuzz.co.uk/bars/Squid.html
Where can I stay when I travel?
What if I wanted to attend church ?
Where can I eat?
http://www.vaportrails.com/Gourmet/GourFeatures/Anthonys/Anthonys.html
What if I want to travel by small boat?
http://www.eddyline.com/seastarspc.htm
What would I look like in the aforementioned small boat?
http://www.eddyline.com/seastar2.htm
What if I am concerned about bad weather when boating, is there any software you can recommend?
Yes, check out http://mt1.marintek.sintef.no/mtreview/1_94/art6.html
Are there any games I can play which are Starfish-related?
(yes) http://www.cnw.com/~paulen/decks/typeii/blue/ArWrath_.html
If I want to trade my pet fish for a norwegian species who should I call?
You might try http://www.starfish.no/
Are there any Japanese web sites which contain starfish-related shockwave graphics?
Of course! http://www.sisnet.or.jp/nomurakougei/IAC96/n1/starfish.html
How about Japanese language shopping centers with a Starfish theme?
Need you ask? http://www.csk-inet.or.jp/convent/default.htm
Do you know if anyone named their computer 'starfish'?
(yes) http://moray.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au/machines/starfish/
How about research projects? Any of them named after starfish?
(yes) http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~dfk/STARFISH/
Where can I get starfish jewelry?
Darling, I thought you'd never ask!
What if you didn't answer my question about starfish yet?
Too bad. I am tired. If you have a question or want info or pictures of the creature itself, check out the links at http://www.oocities.org/Yosemite/8886/reallinks.html .
If you are just looking for things which contain the word "Starfish" I suggest you try one of these...
Questions or Comments can be sent to starfishman@oocities.com
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