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Starfish can regrow lost arms

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Losing a limb is merely a minor inconvenience when you lack centralized organs. If a predator yanks off an arm, they just stubbornly sprout a fresh one and slowly crawl away without holding a grudge.

Starfish can regrow lost arms
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