Silly Stingray
by Jennie Breeze
Title
Silly Stingray
Artist
Jennie Breeze
Medium
Photograph - Original Img_5863
Description
Brave little girl at the Long Beach Aquarium entertained by a silly stingray. The stingray's coloration commonly reflects the seafloor's shading, camouflaging it from predatory sharks and larger rays. Their flattened bodies are composed of pectoral fins joined to their head and trunk with an infamous tail trailing behind. While the stingray's eyes peer out from its dorsal side, its mouth, nostrils, and gill slits are situated on its underbelly. Its eyes are therefore not thought by scientists to play a considerable role in hunting. Like its shark relatives, the stingray is outfitted with electrical sensors called ampullae of Lorenzini. Located around the stingray's mouth, these organs sense the natural electrical charges of potential prey. Many rays have jaw teeth to enable them to crush mollusks such as clams, oysters, and mussels. Size: Up to 6.5 ft. Weight: Up to 790 lbs. Average life span in the wild: 15 to 25 years.
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November 5th, 2014
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