Over the course of time I have introduced you to all kinds of strange and bizarre animals... Usually they are alien-like or just really..weird...
Well, this one is....just ridiculous ๐
Allow me to introduce to the Cocktupus:
Alternative names given to this silly looking by the internet are, the "penis starfish" and the "pentadick" ๐
The starfish depicted above belongs to the species Choriaster granulatus, and is best known for the chubby with rounded tips, that often resemble a human penis ๐ Other common names it comes by due to its appearance are granulated sea star, big-plated sea star and doughboy starfish.
It is found in tropical waters across the world including East Africa, the Indo-Pacific region, Great Barrier Reef, Red Sea, Vanuatu, Fiji and Papua New Guinea. It's usually found in depths anywhere from 1.5 to a max of 53 m deep.
Other than its funny looks there isn't anything else really interesting to say about the creature so I will stop paraphrasing Wikipedia now ๐
Here are some more hilarious pics instead


Just Google choriaster for more fun photos ๐๐
And a couple of videos
Ok friends, this is it for today. One thing is for sure. Nature will never stop to surprise me ๐๐
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