Blue Spotted Stingray In The Red Sea

by Johanna Hurmerinta

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Blue Spotted Stingray In The Red Sea

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Johanna Hurmerinta

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Photograph - Underwater Photography

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Blue Spotted Stingray, Taeniura lymma. Met this beauty underwater in the Red Sea.

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. Not aggressive, but if you accidentally step on one the spine may be driven into your leg. This causes intense pain, increasing for around 90 minutes and lasting, if untreated, for 1 to 2 days.

Sold as: Photoprint 12"

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November 30th, 2019

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