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...discussing creatures that form lasting bonds with their mates (jackals, gibbons, geese, etc.), Wickler included Hymenocera elegans, or the painted shrimp. Almost in passing, he mentioned that the shrimp feeds on starfish, including the crown-of-thorns. To the Talbots, who have been looking for ways to cope with the sudden and mysterious proliferation of the crown-of-thorns, the beautifully colored russet-and-white shrimp seemed a promising answer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: The Starfish Eaters | 5/25/1970 | See Source »

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