Konrad Wothe / Giant Green Sea Anemone (Anthopleura xanthogrammica) group, Goose Barnacles (Lepas anserifera) group and Ochre Sea Stars (Pisaster ochraceus) at low tide, Olympic National Park, Washington

LYNN M. STONE / Ochre seastar {Pisaster ochraceus} Oregon coast, USA

Paul Williams / Ochre starfish (Pisaster ochraceus) Goose barnacles (Pollicipes polymerus) California mussel (Mytilus californianus) and Giant green anenome (Anthopleura xanthogrammica) in rock pool, Vancouver Island...

Paul Williams / Ochre starfish (Pisaster ochraceus), Goose barnacles (Pollicipes polymerus) and California mussel (Mytilus californianus) in rock pool, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, July.

Paul Williams / Ochre starfish (Pisaster ochraceus) California mussel (Mytilus californianus) and Giant green anenome (Anthopleura xanthogrammica) in rock pool, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. July.

Paul Bertner / Assassin Bug (Ptilocerus ochraceus), Gunung Leuser National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia

Kevin Schafer / Ochre Sea Star (Pisaster ochraceus) group in tidepool, Shi Shi Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington

Kevin Schafer / Ochre Sea Star (Pisaster ochraceus) infected with Sea Star Wasting Disease, Olympic Peninsula, Washington

Alex Mustard / A pair of Purple sea stars (Pisaster ochraceus) climb on anemones in shallow water, beneath trees in Browning Pass, Port Hardy, Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Canada. North East Pacific Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Purple sea star (Pisaster ochraceus) in shallow water beneath forest. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. North East Pacific Ocean.

Alex Mustard / A pair of the pink variety of Ochre sea star (Pisaster ochraceus) in shallow water beneath the sun. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. North East Pacific Ocean.

MYN / Sheri Mandel / Ochre sea star (Pisaster ochraceus), Malibu, California, USA, June, meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Sheri Mandel / Ochre sea star (Pisaster ochraceus), Malibu, California, USA, January, meetyourneighbours.net project

Kirkendall-Spring / Ochre Sea Star (Pisaster ochraceus) at low tide on Point of the Arches. Olympic National Park. Washington, USA, August.

Kirkendall-Spring / Ochre Sea Star (Pisaster ochraceus) at low tide on Point of the Arches. Olympic National Park. Washington, USA, August.

Kirkendall-Spring / Ochre sea star (Pisaster ochraceus) and sea anemones. Olympic National Park. Washington, USA, July.

Kirkendall-Spring / Ochre sea star (Pisaster ochraceus) and sea anemones. Olympic National Park. Washington, USA, July.

Jeff Rotman / Ochre Sea Stars (Pisaster ochraceus) feeding on barnacles, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada North Pacific Ocean

Jeff Rotman / Ochre Sea stars (Pisaster ochraceus) feeding on barnacles, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. North Pacific Ocean

Ben Lascelles / American Kestrel (Falco sparverius ochraceus) colombian subspecies with fewer chest spots, Metropolitan Natural Park, Panama City, Panama, June

Ben Lascelles / American Kestrel (Falco sparverius ochraceus) colombian subspecies with fewer chest spots, Metropolitan Natural Park, Metropolitan Natural Park, Panama City, Panama, June

Ben Lascelles / American Kestrel (Falco sparverius ochraceus) colombian subspecies with fewer chest spots, Metropolitan Natural Park, Panama City, Panama, June

Ben Lascelles / American Kestrel (Falco sparverius ochraceus) Colombian subspecies with fewer chest spots, Metropolitan Natural Park, Panama City, Panama, June

Mark Carwardine / Three Ochre sea stars (Pisaster ochraceus) South East Alaska, USA

Mark Carwardine / Ochre sea star (Pisaster ochraceus) on an algae covered rock, South East Alaska, USA

Tui De Roy / Ochre Bush Squirrel (Paraxerus ochraceus), Mpala Research Centre, Kenya

Matthias Breiter / Giant Green Sea Anemone (Anthopleura xanthogrammica) group and Ochre Sea Stars (Pisaster ochraceus) on rock wall on St. Lazaria Island, Alaska

Sue Daly / Purple / Ochre sea star (Pisaster ochraceus) Pacific coast, Canada, August

Matthew Maran / Ochre sea stars (Pisaster ochraeceus) on coastal rocks, Barkley Sound, Vancouver Island, Canada

Konrad Wothe / Giant Green Sea Anemone (Anthopleura xanthogrammica) group and Ochre Sea Stars (Pisaster ochraceus) at low tide, Olympic National Park, Washington

Konrad Wothe / Giant Green Sea Anemone (Anthopleura xanthogrammica) group, Goose Barnacles (Lepas anserifera) group and Ochre Sea Stars (Pisaster ochraceus) at low tide, Olympic National Park, Washington

Tim Fitzharris / Ochre Sea Star (Pisaster ochraceus) group attached to rock at low tide, Miwok Beach, Sonoma, California

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Ochre sea stars (Pisaster ochraceus) exposed on beach at low tide. Olympic National Park, Washington, USA

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Ochre seastar {Pisaster ochraeceus} exposed on beach at low tide, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA.

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Ochre sea stars {Pisaster ochraeceus} and Giant green anemones {Anthopleura xanthogrammica} in tidepool at low tide, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA.

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Ochre sea stars {Pisaster ochraeceus} and Giant green anemones {Anthopleura xanthogrammica} exposed on rock wall during low tide, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA.

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Ochre sea star {Pisaster ochraeceus} exposed on rock wall at low tide, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA.

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Ochre sea stars {Pisaster ochraeceus} exposed at low tide, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA.

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Ochre seastar {Pisaster ochraeceus} and Giant green anemone {Anthopleura xanthogrammica} in tidepool during lowtide, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA.

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Ochre sea stars {Pisaster ochraeceus} exposed at low tide, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA.

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Ochre sea stars {Pisaster ochraeceus} exposed on rock wall at low tide, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA.

Rob Tilley / Ochre / purple seastar {Pisaster ochraceus} Pacific rim NP, BC, Canada

Rob Tilley / Ochre / purple seastars {Pisaster ochraceus} Pacific rim NP, BC, Canada

Norbert Wu / Ochre Sea Star (Pisaster ochraceus) among intertidal algae in tide pools, Point Lobos, Monterey, California

Tim Fitzharris / Ochre Sea Star (Pisaster ochraceus) group on boulders at dusk, Beach Six, Olympic National Park, Washington

Flip Nicklin / Ochre Sea Star (Pisaster ochraceus) pair clinging to rocky shore at low tide, Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Flip Nicklin / Ochre Sea Star (Pisaster ochraceus) trio, Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Flip Nicklin / Ochre Sea Star (Pisaster ochraceus) cluster, Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Flip Nicklin / Ochre Sea Star (Pisaster ochraceus) underwater, Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Flip Nicklin / Ochre Sea Star (Pisaster ochraceus) at low tide, Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Fred Bavendam / Warty Sea Cucumber (Parastichopus parvimensis) Ochre Sea Star (Pisaster ochraceus) Aggregating Anemone (Anthopleura elegantissima), Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, California

Doug Wechsler / Ochre sea stars - two colour morphs, Olympic NP, Washington USA

Doug Wechsler / Ochre sea stars at low tide, Olympic NP, Washington, USA

Bernard Castelein / Ochre seastars uncovered on rocks along coast at low tide, Olympic NP, Washington, USA

Bernard Castelein / Ochre seastars on rocks along coast, Olympic NP, Washington, USA

Matthias Breiter / Ochre Sea Star (Pisaster ochraceus) pair along shoreline on Baranof Island near Sitka, Alaska

Norbert Wu / Frilled Sea Anemone (Metridium senile) group, Giant Green Sea Anemones (Anthopleura xanthogrammica) and Ochreous Starfish (Pisaster ochraceus), Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Flip Nicklin / Ochre Sea Star (Pisaster ochraceus) hanging from rock in intertidal zone, Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Alex Mustard / Purple sea star (Pisaster ochraceus) resting on a barnacle covered rock, beneath pine trees, Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, Queen Charlotte Strait, Pacific Ocean.

Lynn M. Stone / Ochre sea stars (Pisaster ochraceus) clinging to barnacle-encrusted rock at low tide, Lone Ranch Beach, Brookings, Oregon, USA. July.

Lynn M. Stone / Ochre sea stars (Pisaster ochraceus) on rock at low tide, Lone Ranch Beach, Oregon, USA. July.

Roland Seitre / Ochre bush squirrel (Paraxerus ochraceus) perched high up on a branch holding a flower, Diana beach, Mombasa, Kenya.

Georgette Douwma / Ochre sea star (Pisaster ochraceus) on black background, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA, Pacific Ocean.

Shane Gross / Ochre sea star (Pisaster ochraceus) boiled to death on the shore. The victim of a heat wave (due to climate change) coinciding with extremely low tides in the middle of the day, Vancouver Island, Brit...

Nick Upton / Fruitworm beetle (Byturus ochraceus) aggregation feeding on Dandelion (Taraxacum officinalis) pollen by a woodland path, Wiltshire, UK, April.

Nick Upton / Fruitworm beetle (Byturus ochraceus) aggregation feeding on Dandelion (Taraxacum officinalis) pollen by a woodland path, Wiltshire, UK, April.

David Hall / Ochre and purple sea stars (Pisaster ochraceus); North Wall, Nigei Island, Queen Charlotte Strait, British Columbia, Canada. October.

David Hall / Purple and Ochre sea stars (Pisaster ochraceus) preying on Pacific blue mussels (Mytilus trossulus). Also seen are Green Surf Anemones (Anthopleura xanthogrammica), Short Plumose Anemones (Metridium s...

David Hall / Purple and Ochre sea stars (Pisaster ochraceus) and Green surf Anemones (Anthopleura xanthogrammica). Browning Pass, Queen Charlotte Strait, British Columbia, Canada. September.