While intimidatingly large (up to 25 ft of "wingspan"), manta rays are very peaceful filter feeders. They don't even have a stinger like their smaller cousins.
@CinderBH I did read an article recently about Andrea Marshall, and she discovered that mantas are actually 2 different species, something that was unknown until very recently. And the first solid proof she found for this was a small rudimentary stinger on the bigger and sofar unrecognized species. It's not really working as a weapon, just visible enough to make me reply here and make a fool of myself. :P
it's a remora (or something similar, in english) it use a special sucker to keep itself sticked to big fishes, you can often see them on sharks. they eat the rests of the lunch that eats the fish theyr attached to, but i don't exactly now why it sticks on manta (that eats plankton)
What a beautiful animal! I've never seen an all-white dorsal fin. Color patterns are specific to locations. Would you happen to have a still of this manta's dorsal (top) side? Our research is in Mexico and this animal's quite different. Thanks!
Man, if she came out of nowhere at me like that I would pee a bit in my wetsuit, but she is simply stunning. Nature is fucking cool.
thesharkchick 11 months ago
While intimidatingly large (up to 25 ft of "wingspan"), manta rays are very peaceful filter feeders. They don't even have a stinger like their smaller cousins.
CinderBH 1 year ago
@CinderBH I did read an article recently about Andrea Marshall, and she discovered that mantas are actually 2 different species, something that was unknown until very recently. And the first solid proof she found for this was a small rudimentary stinger on the bigger and sofar unrecognized species. It's not really working as a weapon, just visible enough to make me reply here and make a fool of myself. :P
CiszHelion 8 months ago
Now that is beautiful
906087 1 year ago
LOL the school of fish are just hanging out and mingling then comes a giant mantaray
yvoe9 1 year ago
looks like a giant UFO of the ocean...
zenko78 1 year ago
i'm not sure but isn't that a Giant Devil Ray?
SaturnStarz12 1 year ago
as you see, there is a nurse shark attached to it, Love comes from diffrent animals
CommentsForYou1 1 year ago
@CommentsForYou1 Not a Nurse shark.
19Skyline93 1 year ago
theres like a shark holdingonto it on the back!
671rojas 2 years ago
it's a remora (or something similar, in english) it use a special sucker to keep itself sticked to big fishes, you can often see them on sharks. they eat the rests of the lunch that eats the fish theyr attached to, but i don't exactly now why it sticks on manta (that eats plankton)
myky992 2 years ago
i love how they move...just like flying gracefully through the water ^-^
belovedsmallcat 2 years ago 5
hellla nice fish
13000760 3 years ago 3
these have stingers right?
TasteyCookies 3 years ago
wrong. manta rays are pretty much harmless. Stingrays are the much smaller much more dangerous ones. which killed the crocodile hunter.
MowMan7 2 years ago 16
Beautiful creatures...
HolyManta 3 years ago
a bautiful specimen you are very lucky
hubbleydung 3 years ago
dumb fish get off
ILikePancakes666 3 years ago
those are raymoras, their purpose is to attatch to rays/sharks and eat parasites off them
minifett 3 years ago 4
arent manta rays friendly and more trustful than a stingray?
yoda55 3 years ago 14
theres ones with like 6 foot tails i saw it in the news paper
punkpasta123 3 years ago
so beuatiful <3
o0LyklGirl0o 3 years ago 3
i wanna ride it! wouldnt that be fun? woo hoo! and it is very beautiful 2 lol
breannjewel1234 3 years ago
huge!
sparksarefun 3 years ago
mooi
merryhappypomme 4 years ago
What a beautiful animal! I've never seen an all-white dorsal fin. Color patterns are specific to locations. Would you happen to have a still of this manta's dorsal (top) side? Our research is in Mexico and this animal's quite different. Thanks!
KKumli 4 years ago
I agree with you. Its a really beautiful animal. I want to dive with them if the oppurtunity shows up...
I love manta's!!!
MantaDiver1993 3 years ago