Sean Crane / Bat Star (Asterina miniata) trio at low tide, Montana De Oro State Park, Los Osos, 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

Richard Herrmann / Bat Star (Asterina miniata) group feeding on Moon Jelly (Aurelia aurita) prey, Monterey Bay, California

Sean Crane / Bat Star (Asterina miniata) at low tide, Montana De Oro State Park, Los Osos, California

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

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

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