Blue Spotted Stingray In The Red Sea #1

by Johanna Hurmerinta

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Blue Spotted Stingray In The Red Sea #1

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Johanna Hurmerinta

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Photograph - Underwater Photography

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Blue Spotted Stingray, Taeniura lymma.
The Dasyatidae family contains about 100 species, one of which is the Blue Spotted Stingray. Like all stingrays they have venomous spines at the base of the tail. They breathe by drawing water through a small hole behind the eye and expelling it through gill slits on their undersides. They often lie or swim on sandy bottoms, flicking sand over themselves as camouflage. They feed on molluscs and crabs.
Simple to identify with their oval shape and blue spots.

Every detail in the cellular and chemical makeup of the corals we know today is designed to keep not just their own species thriving, but their entire habitat in balance. This is because nature is a problem-solver. For the last 3.8 billion years, life has survived through several mass extinctions, leaving us the blueprints for enduring global calamities. And at the heart of all life, from its very origins to today’s biggest challenges, is the ocean. There isn’t a living system on Earth that doesn’t depend on either the ocean’s abundance or its ability to regulate our climate.

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October 8th, 2021

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