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A STARFISH OPENING AN OYSTER. 
One of the most persistent and destructive raiders of the oyster-beds is the Starfish. Having chosen his victim, he attaches 
his fingers to the shell beneath him by means of his innumerable suckers, and raises his body, exerting all his force to drag open 
the shell which the oyster has securely shut. It is a long struggle, but at length the muscular power of the oyster gives out 
and the shell gapes open. Then the Starfish devours his prey in the manner shown at the background of the picture. 
