Sand Sifting Starfish....mating or just buddies?

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Here is a picture from tonight of them.
 

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I looks this up because mine have been doing this for a couple days. It’s apparently called psuedocopulation. They do spawn but to get the upper hand it’s common for the male to lay on top of the female to ensure he fertilizes the eggs.
 

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