Starfish disintegrate after death. Only the ossicles and spines of the animal are likely to be preserved, making remains hard to locate. With their appealing symmetrical shape, starfish have played a part in literature, legend, design and popular culture. They are sometimes collected as curios, used in design or as logos, and in some cultures, despite possible toxicity, they are eaten. Most starfish have five arms that radiate from a central disc, but the number varies with the group. Some species have six or seven arms and others have 10–15 arms. The Antarctic "Labidiaster annulatus" can have over fifty. Having descended
Starfish Project Starfish Project The Starfish Project is a UK-based not-for-profit therapy programme which helps people who stammer or stutter to overcome their speech through the use of diaphragmatic breathing (also known as "costal breathing"). The programme also teaches participants to reassess negative emotions surrounding their stammering through the use of avoidance reduction therapy (see stuttering therapy). Participants attend a three-day residential course near Hailsham in the UK during which a diaphragmatic breathing technique and non-avoidance strategies are taught. Following this initial course, participants are able to attend additional follow-up courses at the same venue without charge from the Starfish Project as