The ray looks like a B2 stealth bomber on takeoff
This is a photo of a southern stingray I took in the Florida Keys. If you move calmly and slowly as a diver, often times you can get very close to these rays. Sometimes all you see are their eyes poking out of the sand. Be careful, these rays have a venomous spine at the base of their tail.
On this dive, I was checking out this southern stingray. Moments later my dive buddy swam up and surprised the ray. The ray exploded out of the sand and swam right over me. We checked each other out eye to eye, as the ray swam off.
Generally, when you see photos of southern stingrays, they are photos of the ray either swimming or laying in the sand. There is only a brief moment to capture when they are in “takeoff”. I like this photo because the ray looks like a B2 stealth bomber on takeoff.
Interesting Things:
- Female southern stingrays grow bigger than males
- Hammerhead sharks love to eat southern stingrays
- A study showed female southern stingrays raised in captivity only bear offspring once a year. Females in the wild bear offspring twice a year.
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