Starfish Dying From “Disintegrating” Disease

Starfish are disintegrating. A malady that used to only harm a small percentage of the creatures is now befalling whole populations. It starts when an animal loses an arm or bits of an arm and proceeds over a few days to dissolve it into a gooey mess.

Although scientist are not quite sure what is doing this, they are agreed on one thing: rising water temperatures are putting starfish under stress and weakening their immune systems.

Research continues and if you'd like to read the online Time article I got this from, click here.