Crown of Thorns

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Asteroidea Order: Valvatida Family: Acanthasteridae Genus: Acanthaster Species: Acanthaster planci Common Names: Crown of thorns starfishThe crown of thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) is a large starfish with its name deriving from the venomous thorn-like spines that cover its body. It can be found in tropical coral reefs of the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean, and the Pacific Ocean. It is one of the largest starfishes in existence, only coming...Read Full Story

Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: EchinodermataClass: AsteroideaOrder: Valvatida Family: AcanthasteridaeGenus: AcanthasterSpecies: Acanthaster planciCommon Names: Crown of thorns starfishThe crown of thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) is a large starfish with its name deriving from the venomous thorn-like spines that cover its body. It can be found in tropical coral reefs of the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean, and the Pacific Ocean. It is one of the largest starfishes in existence, only coming second to...Read Full Story

Not everything I come across underwater is pleasant. On an evening dive at Batu Angus in Lembeh, my dive guide and I ran across what I can only describe as an full-blown invasion of crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci). As the sun set and we started to surface, I spotted first one, then two, then five, [...]Read Full Story

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For the believer, there is no survival outside of the word of God. That is why satan will do everything he can to keep you from the word; the word is his greatest area of attack in the life of the believer. When he came to attack Adam and Eve in the garden he said to them, “Hath God said…?” (Genesis 3:1). Also, when he came to attack the second Adam in the person of Jesus he said, “If thou be the son of God as He has just declared from heaven…” (Matt.3:17, 4:1-11 Paraphrased). The fruit...Read Full Story