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What is a tail on the stingray called?
The tail is called a barb. It has poison that can be deadly.
What is the stingray's protection?
The barb around its tail is its protection. If a predator tries to prey on the stingray, the stingray will whip its tail and the barb injects a venom into the predator. Contact with the stinger causes local trauma (from the cut itself), pain, swelling, muscle cramps from the venom, and later possibly even infection from bacteria.
Where are stingrays stings?
The barb of a stingray is located in the tail.
Do mantarays have a barb on tail?
No. The manta ray does not have a barb of any type. They have large eyes that are used for searching out for predators.
Can a stringray hurt someone?
A stingray can hurt someone, because they have a poisonous barb under their tail, and they also have really sharp teeth, so if you get bitten, it will hurt very bad. Stingrays can actually kill, since a Giant Stingray killed Steve Irwin (the Crocodile Hunter).
Do manta rays have a barb on the tail?
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Why do you die after touching a manta's tail?
To my knowledge, you would not die after touching a Manta ray's tail. They contain no barb, or poison.
Can you de-venom a stingray?
yes simply cut off the tip of the tail or barb
Does the tail hurt when it starts to curl?
No it does not hurt when the tail curls. it would be very sad if it did.
Does it hurt a dog when you mess with there tail?
Yes it would because it is meant to be curled. i can just Imagen the pain. :(
How does manatee protect itself?
Yes, it normally will not hurt humans,but if other manatees or water animals try to harm its child it will hit them with a powerfull tail.
I thought manta rays don't sting?
They don't. Although they have a barb near the base of their tail, it's small, dull, and non-venomous.
