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To: monkeyshine

Huge difference.

Both are relatively harmless unless you mess with them or step on a stingray. They burrow into the sand to catch small fish and crustaceans.

AFAIK, Mantas are free swimming open mouth feeders.

I saw a guy step on a stingray once and it stung him in the ankle. A grown man crying in agony!..............


21 posted on 03/17/2021 12:54:12 PM PDT by Red Badger ("We've always been at war with Climate Change, Winston."..............................)
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To: Red Badger
I saw a guy step on a stingray once and it stung him in the ankle. A grown man crying in agony!

When wading in bays in Texas it is wise to do the “stingray shuffle” and slide your feet along with out picking them up. Nudge a stingray with your foot and it will scurry away. Step on one and you will wind up in the ER.

61 posted on 03/17/2021 7:09:58 PM PDT by Pilsner
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