When encountering food, the starfish spits out its stomach, wraps the food around it, slowly digests it, and then spits out the residue from its "mouth."

If you turn a starfish over and look at its ventral surface, you will see that there is only one "mouth". This is where food is eaten and where food is spitted out.

For people, it is a type of food that is spit out wherever it is eaten.

Of course, not all starfish have the same feeding habits. Different species, feeding habits, and feeding methods will also be different.

The well-known "stomach vomiting" type is also the external digestion type. This kind of starfish mostly feeds on bivalves, turns out the stomach and cardia, secretes digestive enzymes, and then shakes off the shells after eating the meat.

There are also starfish that digest food internally. When eating, they swallow the food whole into the body and do not spit it out from the stomach.

There are also ciliated filter-feeding types, etc.

Maybe there are some types that people haven't discovered yet.

However, when people talk about starfish, most of them refer to the in vitro digestion type, that is, the type that throws the stomach out. For example, this outbreak of clam-eating starfish at Sea Ranch.

Even if you haven’t seen Huskies eating melon seeds with your own eyes, you can still imagine the process - cracking open the seeds, eating the kernels, and spitting out the shells.

But, starfish eat clams, how do they eat them?

As starfish look, they don't seem to have the ability to break the double shells of shellfish.

Scholars have various views:

1. Suction its two shells and remove them vigorously;

Second, do not allow the clam to open its shell to breathe, causing it to suffocate or starve to death, and the shell will open naturally;

Third, secrete some kind of toxin to relax their adductor muscles, and then open the shell easily.

There is no absolutely definite conclusion on this. Starfish eat shells, and there may be one way to open the shells, or there may be several ways.

Another example is that starfish prey on shellfish with natural gaps. Their stomachs can be inserted into the gaps for external digestion. There is no need to open the shells at all.

A fierce predator adopts different solutions when encountering different situations. This is the basic behavior.

Animals that are considered weak in the eyes of humans also have a ferocious side in the ecological circle in which they live.

Feng Yi came out of the exhibition hall and looked at the messages on his phone. Professor Ding and Professor Li still had something to answer, so Feng Yi asked Feng Yi to look around first.

Feng Yi was not interested in any of this, so Feng Yi went out shopping. Tasting local delicacies was a must-do when he went to a place.

Wearing inconspicuous work clothes, sunglasses and a hat, Feng Yi strutted through the street alone.

There are many people wearing this style near the coast of this area. Although there are film crews and stars filming variety shows in Mexico City recently, sunglasses and masks are standard for many stars when they go out, but no star wears the style he is wearing now.

The clothes, at first glance, are not prop clothes, but work clothes from a certain company's factory or department.

Feng Yi didn't get involved in the Big Stomach King competition. It was too easy to be exposed by participating in that kind of competition. There were so many people watching, and everyone knew how much he had eaten. He was still somewhat famous on the Internet, and if he was noticed, he would not go out to eat again.

So convenient.

It's better now, since he doesn't lack the money and doesn't have to bully the small vendors.

Rubbing his stomach, Feng Yi looked through his sunglasses and scanned the restaurant signs on the street.

He hasn't eaten enough today, so Xiaojia Dai's rice is plentiful. It's a little more than ordinary people, so it won't attract attention.

If you want to eat enough, you still have to come to the street to eat.

“Heavy seafood fried rice?”

Feng Yi looked at the billboard placed at the door of a store ahead and was stunned.

Oh, I missed it, it's "multi-flavor seafood fried rice".

The word "many" was blocked by a child holding a balloon in front of me.

There is also a label "with starfish" on the back of the seafood fried rice.

The store is large, there are many people inside, and there are people waiting for a table outside.

Feng Yi searched online and found several nearby restaurants. This one had the highest rating, and its signature "multi-flavor seafood fried rice" was also widely praised.

But there were too many people waiting for a table, and Feng Yi didn't want to waste time here.

Just as he was about to leave, Feng Yi met two people. Seeing one of them looking at him hesitantly, he raised his hand and said hello.

Pan Weining's hesitant look faded and he smiled: "I just thought it looked familiar, so I didn't dare to recognize it. I don't know if I admitted it wrong, but I didn't expect it was really you!"

Brothers Pan Weining and Pan Youning came to Mo City to eat starfish after seeing the news about the starfish outbreak.

Feng Yi was not familiar with them and had little contact with them, but the two of them were very enthusiastic when they saw him.

After all, Feng Yi was kind to them.

When hunting pythons in Florida, Feng Yi used a sliding shovel to catch the crocodile and saved Pan Youning.

Pan Youning strode forward, took Feng Yi's hand and shook it vigorously:

"My benefactor!"

Feng Yi wanted to say hello and continue to look for food. The two knew that Feng Yi was also out looking for a place to eat, so they asked for a treat.

"I've wanted to treat you to a meal for a long time, but I never had the chance, so I happened to bump into it here! This restaurant tastes good. My friend recommended it to me. We had already taken a reservation just now, and it will be our turn soon. Let's go in together!"

Pan Weining was about to walk in, but when he thought of something, he stopped and looked at Feng Yi, "This private room has been booked out. It can only be found in the lobby. You can be easily spotted. Why don't we go next door? The food there is good and the environment is good."

better."

Feng Yi stopped him, "Just this one, it's okay. I'm a bit popular on the Internet, but that doesn't mean everyone knows me in real life."

"Then this one! This restaurant is famous for its good starfish! Brother Yi, have you ever eaten starfish before?" Pan Youning faced his savior, without his usual distant politeness, and was very enthusiastic.

Soon it was their turn, and the location was near the corner. The three of them were very satisfied.

On the table lies a dried specimen of spiny seaweed that is longer than the palm of your hand.

Pan Weining and Feng Yi were ordering food. Pan Youning picked up the specimen of Spiny Sea Plate on the table and said, "Starfish are so cute, why are they called 'undersea locusts' in the news? Compared with locusts, the cuteness of starfish is perfect! It's

She looks so good...Hey waiter! Put more vinegar in the sauce!"

After ordering the meal, Feng Yi took off his sunglasses. He turned his back to other people in the lobby and wore a hat on his head. No one could recognize him at all.

After the waiter left, the three of them continued chatting.

"We didn't stay in Florida at that time. We wanted to be python hunters at first, but found out that we didn't have the ability. Then we thought that the wetland environment was good, so we decided to become fishermen. But who would have thought that if we didn't catch the fish, we would be killed by the crocodile?

It's blocked! If Brother Yi hadn't arrived in time, I don't know if I would have had the chance to come to Mexico City to eat seafood. I'm still sweating when I see the crocodile on TV." Pan Youning wiped his forehead exaggeratedly.

Pan Weining was much calmer and not as excited as Pan Youning. He looked at Feng Yi and said sincerely: "It's just a convenient thing for you, but it's a life-saving grace for us. This meal is still too hasty. When will you wait?

Go to the capital and we will treat you well!"

Pan Weining still felt a little sorry for not being able to book a private room. He didn't know anyone in Mocheng. If he was in the capital, he could still find someone to help him even if he didn't book a private room.

Knowing that Feng Yi came here on a mission from the expert team, Pan Youning looked ashamed: "We can't compare with your expert team. We are just foodies who come here to eat and join in the fun. Has the expert team thought of a way to deal with these starfish?"

Feng Yi shook his head, "I just arrived today, so I don't know the details. I'm just here to help catch starfish. I have to go to another place next week. I have a mission there."

"It would be great if I could eat up all these troublesome starfish. I don't have to worry about not having clams to eat this year. For my stir-fried clams, charcoal grilled clams... I can even go to the barbecue stall for a meal at night after running late at night!"

Pan Youning licked the corner of his mouth.

Clams have different names in different places. No matter what their local common name is, the taste is always the same and delicious.

"I don't have the ability to catch starfish, but I can help eat them! There will be thousands of abandoned house foodies like me to deal with these starfish, and I can't let them ruin my freedom as a clam!" Pan Youning said.

Feng Yi just smiled when he heard this.

Foodies always look at serious ecological issues with optimism.

He also read the messages in the expert group chat group, and then he realized that there were more serious and worrying things behind this incident.

But there was no need for Feng Yi to specifically tell the Pan brothers about those things at the dinner table.

When you eat, eat happily.

Faced with his savior and idol, Pan Youning was particularly active and shared his experience with Feng Yi: "Of course you have to eat fresh starfish. I have bought frozen ones before. I don't know what happened to that starfish. It tastes weird. After eating it,

I just have diarrhea."

Pan Weining next to him is not that obsessed with starfish. He comes to Mocheng just to eat something new and satisfy his curiosity. "I think the taste is average, and he thinks it tastes great, but generally speaking, starfish is not widely consumed. It's okay to eat it in moderation, but

,I heard that starfish are poisonous?”

Feng Yi: "Well, it contains toxic saponins."

Pan Youning immediately added: "As expected of an expert, what he knows is different from us!"

Feng Yi: "...I just saw it in an exhibition hall over there."

Pan Youning just laughed, not sure whether he believed it or not.

While chatting, the dishes were served one after another.

The first thing served was a plate of starfish.

Pan Youning: "Brother Yi, eating it for the first time? Come and let me help you."

As he spoke, Pan Youning picked up a starfish and said, "Look, break it open. These yellow-green-brown things inside are the stars of the starfish..."

Feng Yi: "???" He picked up the chopsticks and put them down again.
To be continued...