Defenses-
Stingray Security
To hide from predators, Southern Stingrays
bury themselves under the sand. They flap their fins until the
sand is covering everything but their eyes and spiracles. The
color of the Southern Stingrays also allows them to blend in
with the sand underneath them. Even though these stingrays are
able to almost completely cover themselves with the sand,
hammerhead sharks can still find them with their electrosenses.
To defend themselves from predators, Southern Stingrays
have a sharp spine called the stinger. These stingers are sharp,
barbed and venomous. When a stingray feels threatened, it will
arch its back with its tail over its head, like a scorpion. The
stingray will then thrust the stinger into the attacker.
Removing the stinger is difficult because the barbs are pointed
away from the wound, like an arrow.
Down, down, do your dance, do your dance. Do the Stingray Shuffle
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