Cobalt Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 That's right, bitch. MANTA RAYS. And they can FLY. Why you ask? Well, they're squishy, cuddly and cute. And nice and gentle fl0ating about in the 0cean. But if you mess with them they kill you. Yay! And they have mouths on their stomachs. I'd be able to do heaps of cool crap if I had a mouth on my stomach. Oh yeah, and their faces! HELLO!!!! Okay maybe the second pic wasn't so attractive but yeah. I like manta rays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elena20 Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 ya there cool...but they killed that crocodile guy ...steve irwin...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elena20 Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 o ya and that was my 300TH post yayya!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobalt Posted June 11, 2008 Author Share Posted June 11, 2008 Welllll... bumblebees have killed people too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elena20 Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Welllll... bumblebees have killed people too! i know..mantas are still cool just saying......... anything can kill aperson... so its all good:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc_squared Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 ya there cool...but they killed that crocodile guy ...steve irwin...... It wasn't a manta. It was a conventional stingray.:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonsu Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 The finest song about manta rays ever written!: Manta Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elena20 Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 It wasn't a manta. It was a conventional stingray.:( o shit ur right:...thanks and my bad cobalt....sorry:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc_squared Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 However, sorry to spoil the party, but are you aware of their other name??:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elena20 Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 um no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc_squared Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 um no Devil fish!!:stunned: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elena20 Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Devil fish!!:stunned: really:thinking: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc_squared Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 ^Yup.:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc_squared Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Manta ray From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the animal. For things named after it, see Manta (disambiguation) and Devil ray. Manta ray Fossil range: Early Miocene to Present[1] Giant Pacific manta. A large commensalistic remora is visible on the manta's ventral side Conservation status Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Rajiformes Family: Myliobatidae Genus: Manta Bancroft, 1829 Species: M. birostris Binomial name Manta birostris (Walbaum, 1792) The manta ray (Manta birostris), is the largest of the rays, with the largest known specimen having been about 7.6 m (about 25 ft) across, with a weight of about 2,300 kg (about 5,000 lb). It ranges throughout all tropical waters of the world, typically around coral reefs. Mantas have been given a variety of common names, including Atlantic manta, Pacific manta, devilfish, and just manta. Some people just call all members of the family stingrays, though stingrays comprise a separate family of rays (Dasyatidae). Contents [hide] 1 Anatomy2 Evolution and taxonomy3 Behavior4 In culture5 References [edit] Anatomy Mantas are most commonly black dorsally and white ventrally, but some are blue on their backs. A manta's eyes are located at the base of the cephalic lobes on each side of the head, and unlike other rays the mouth is found at the anterior edge of its head. To respire, like other rays, the manta has five pairs of gills on the underside. To swim better through the ocean, they have a diamond shaped body plan, using their pectoral fins as graceful "wings". Distinctive "horns" (from which the common name Devil ray stems) are on either side of its broad head. These unique structures are actually derived from the pectoral fins. During embryonic development, part of the pectoral fin breaks away and moves forward, surrounding the mouth. This gives the manta ray the distinction of being the only jawed vertebrate to have novel limbs (the so-called six-footed tortoise, Manouria emys, does not actually have six legs–only enlarged tuberculate scales on their thighs that look superficially like an extra pair of hind limbs). These flexible horns are used to direct plankton, small fish and water into the manta's very broad and wide mouth. The manta can curl them to reduce drag while swimming. Manta ray at Hin Daeng, Thailand. [edit] Evolution and taxonomy Manta rays are believed by some to have evolved from bottom-feeding ancestry, but have adapted to become filter feeders in the open ocean. This allowed them to grow to a larger size than any other species of ray. Because of their pelagic lifestyle as plankton feeders, some of the ancestral characteristics have degenerated. For example, all that is left of their oral teeth is a small band of vestigial teeth on the lower jaw, almost hidden by the skin. Their dermal denticles are also greatly reduced in number and size, but are still present, and they have a much thicker body mucus coating than other rays. Their spiracles have become small and non-functional, as all water is taken in through their mouth instead. A Manta ray with attached remoras at Ningaloo Reef. Taxonomically, the situation of the mantas is still under investigation. Three species have been identified: Manta birostris, Manta ehrenbergii, and Manta raya, but they are quite similar, and the latter two may just be isolated populations. The genus Manta is sometimes placed in its own family, Mobulidae, but this article follows FishBase taxonomy, and places it in the family Myliobatidae, along with eagle rays and their relatives. [edit] Behavior Mantas are filter feeders: they feed on plankton, fish larvae and the like, passively filtered from the water passing through their gills as they swim. The small prey organisms are caught on flat horizontal plates of russet-coloured spongy tissue, that span the spaces between the manta's gill bars. Mantas frequent reef-side cleaning stations where small fish such as wrasses and angelfish swim inside the manta's gills and all over its skin to feed, in the process cleaning it of parasites and removing bits of dead skin. The predators of the Manta ray include mainly large sharks, however in some circumstances orcas have also been observed preying on them. Mantas are extremely curious around humans, and are fond of swimming with scuba divers. Although they may approach humans, if touched, their mucus membrane is removed, causing lesions and infections on their skin. They will often surface to investigate boats (without engines running). They have the largest brain-to-body ratio of the sharks and rays.[2] Mantas are known to breach the water into the air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elena20 Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 ^^ cool thanks for informing me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc_squared Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 ^^ cool thanks for informing me My pleasure!!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobalt Posted June 11, 2008 Author Share Posted June 11, 2008 Bullshite! :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc_squared Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Bullshite! :P What is??:dozey: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elena20 Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 i know what is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc_squared Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 i know what is So what is it?:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elena20 Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 So what is it?:confused: o no im askin what is.......................:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc_squared Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 o no im askin what is.......................:) Is that English??:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elena20 Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Is that English??:confused: what do u mean i was askin the same thing ur i just made it shorter ......i didnt put bullshit at the end......i guess thats why it sounded like i knew the answer..................get it:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayzo Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 What are you lot on about... :laugh3: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc_squared Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 What are you lot on about... :laugh3: Beats me!!:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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