I thought manta rays don't sting?

Is a manta ray a meat eater?

yea all sting rays are!!

What are a manta rays?

Manta rays are large, cartilaginous, salt water fish in the Elasmobranchii subclass which includes sharks and skates The manta ray is the largest of the rays. They can typically be found in and around coral reefs feeding on plankton and fish larvae. To learn more about manta rays, see the Related Links.

How many babies to manta rays give birth to?

they can have up to 100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 babies

Are manta rays afraid of sharks?

The normal manta ray is usually non-aggressive, but it is capable of defending itself with its dangerous tail. A manta ray may also ram its foe, although this clumsy attack is treated as a secondary attack.

Can you touch manta rays?

why don't you ask Steve Irwin.. Not manta rays. other rays maybe, but mantas don't have a sting, so unless u purposely get in the way of one of their ginat leaps outta the water, they cant hurt u either purposely or accidentally!

What is the collective noun for a group of manta rays?

I've heard the term for a group of manta rays to be "A fever of manta rays"

What is the difference between bat ray and manta ray?

Manta Rays grow to a much larger size than Stingrays, but I'd say the biggest difference is that Stingrays have a "stinger", a hard, thin rod-like appendage that lies in a groove in it's tail until it's frightened or threatened at which time it will will 'lift' it up, out and over it's back, and drive it into the flesh of it's perceived (or real) attacker and 'sting' it - it's very painful! Manta Rays have a similar tail to Stingrays, but over evolutionary-time, they've "lost" the 'stinger'. Stingrays are thought to be evolutionarily older than Mantas mainly because Mantas have evolved from being bottom filter-feeders into Open-Ocean filter-feeders while stingrays have remained bottom feeders. This is why, if you should go into the water where they are found (like off the coast of Australia), you will likely be warned to do the "Stingray Shuffle"....this frightens the rays away and helps you to avoid stepping on one - if you do, you most likely will be stung. It was once thought that there was only one "type" of Manta Ray. But, it has been discovered that there are actually two: - One is call the Giant Manta Ray and these Rays migrate around in the Ocean for long distances - The other, first discovered, smaller and thought to be "older' Mantas stay closer to the shore A believed to be newly discovered 'type' of Giant Ray is even larger than the other and have what some believe to be a vestigial stinger which can be seen on them as a small 'bump' at the base of the tail (vestigial = an evolutionarily 'withered', and basically useless to the 'modern' animal, body part - in humans, the appendix is thought to be vestigial) The discovery of the Giant Rays with this (thought by some) vestigial, "bump" now have people wondering - Which 'came first' - The smaller, more common Manta, or the Giant? Although Stingrays are more aggressive, by virtue of their "stinger", both are basically 'peaceful' creatures. There are other differences between the Manta and Stingray, but I believe what I've mentioned suffices as the "major" differences.

How fast manta ray swim?

manta rays belong to the family of rays like sting ray.,they swim at a speed of 25mph and they swim this speed only in the shallow waters but if they go a bit deeper then they swim at a lower speed, like 18mph

How can you tell if a ray is a manta ray or a stingray?

Stingrays have barbed stingers that can reach up to 14 inches in length. Manta rays do not have a sting barb. Manta rays are the larger species, reaching between 18 and 23 feet in width depending on the subspecies.

When was The Manta Rays of Time created?

The Manta Rays of Time was created in 2000.

Are manta rays predators or prey or both?

MANTA RAYS ARE CARNIVORS.

Are manta rays deadly voracious predators?

no middle schoolers are cool and so are the manta rays