At the end of last calendar month , a sea star at the aquarium travel mega - viral . That ’s not something they generally do , so you ’re probably marvel why . Is it a new species , perhaps , or mayhap it ’s learned some basic mathematics ?

I ’m afraid not . This sea star went viral because it is , to use cyberspace parlance , mighty thicc . It is packing a hunky-dory trunk . It has , to be mediocre to it , an exceeding badonkadonk .

stunned aphrodisiacal starfish .

People were specially complimentary of the sea star ’s ass , compare it to the ripped buttocks of Patrick fromSpongeBob SquarePants .

This lilliputian starfish is n’t the only one with " nerve " like this .

So what is go on here , as we all know starfish do n’t have derriere you could bounce a penny off of . Well , a ocean animation expert has reassert , as if you needed it , that the affair that everyone is ogle is not , in fact , an piece of tail .

" Sea stars are actually invertebrates or animals without backbones and not angle despite people commonly touch on to them as ' starfish , ' " Nate Jaros , curator of Pisces and invertebrates at the Aquarium of the Pacific , explain toUSA Today .

" In this photo , the ocean star is on a perpendicular rock’n’roll face with two of its arms holding the rock music and two implements of war hanging in a relaxed view . Sea stars sometimes make relaxed their arms such as when they are consume .

" Since the ocean star is oriented vertically , gravitational force is causing its internal components to fall off . "

So , in essence , you have been slobber over not the hind end of a sea star , but the arms , and I ’m going to expend the next calendar month trying to decide whether that do you more or less of a pervert , to be true with you .

The original tweeter responded ina follow - up tweetto people ’s question , explaining in the exasperated fashion typical of someone who has just done a viral tweet , " sea star do n’t have ass buttock , it ’s a middle schooling level jape but I ’m sorry that I ’m ' sexualizing starfish . ' My sister was like ' omg look ' and I thought ' haha looks like it has a butt ' . I imagine only like two citizenry would see it . "

Now cleanse your viral starfish palette withthis articleabout a starfish charter a wholesome ( but disturbing ) " walk " across a beach .