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 often as they feel necessary. Course participants are also encouraged to make use of a list of phone contacts of other course participants and can attend free support meetings at various locations around the UK. Anne Blight, founder of the Starfish Project, has been working with people who stammer for many years, first as a volunteer with the Association for Stammerers in the UK, then with its successor organisation The British Stammering Association. Anne Blight was previously involved in the early days of McGuire Programme before founding the Starfish Project in 1998. In 2016, the Starfish Project announced its first