Eric Medard / Whiskered Bat (Myotis mystacinus) drinking from water in flight, with star-trails in night sky. France, Europe, August.

Fred Bavendam / Bat Star (Asterina miniata) group scavenging on dead Pacific Rock Crab (Cancer antennarius), Monterey Bay, California

Norbert Wu / Bat Star (Asterina miniata) with regenerated arm, Monterey, California

Norbert Wu / Bat Star (Asterina miniata) with regenerated arm, Monterey, California

Norbert Wu / Bat Star (Asterina miniata) among Brittle Stars (Ophiothrix spiculata), Channel Islands, southern California

Konrad Wothe / Bats flying against starry night sky, Pantanal, Brazil

Norbert Wu / Fish-eating Sea Anemone (Urticina piscivora) eating Bat Star (Asterina miniata), southern California

Norbert Wu / Bat Star (Asterina miniata) surrounded by Purple Sea Urchins (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus) in Urchin Barrens, San Diego, California

Jeff Rotman / Close up of skin of Bat star {Patiria miniata} Channel Is, California, USA

Ralph Pace / Bat Star (Asterina miniata) feeding on juvenile Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola) carcass, Monterey, California

Ralph Pace / Sheep Crab (Loxorhynchus grandis) and Bat Star (Asterina miniata) feeding on jellyfish, San Diego, California

Richard Herrmann / Bat Star (Asterina miniata) group and sea snails feeding on Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola) that was killed by California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus), Monterey Bay, California