Hey! Guess what we're gonna be talking about today? Well, if you read the title, you would know we're going to be talking about rays! I picked a specific species. What is it called you ask? Well, it's called the smooth stingray. Get ready to learn big time! Thanks for reading:)
Well, first things first. You gotta SEE what we're talking about. Look Below!
Well, It's called "Smooth" stingray for a reason.
The smooth stingray is very popular, most popular in fact, of ALL stingrays! You would see them in most aquariums. This stingray is dark grey to black, and usually has white spots all over it. Of course, like all other rays.. They have flat floppidy bodies :) If you think about it.. Kinda like a bird. When you see a picture of a ray, does really look like a fish, huh? Maybe a deformed bird or something. And if you looked at the picture, you could see that the eyes are at the top.. But did you see the mouth? No, you didn't. Because it's mouth is at the bottom of it's... body? They don't really have a head.. Just a flat, blunt floppy body.
Awwwe. It's Smiling! :)
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WHAT THEY EAT, AND HOW THEY EAT:
Now, let's explore what can fit inside they're thin little bodies. They eat some types of plankon, small fish, shrimp, and different type of plants. :)
Well, they kinda suck they're mouths on whatever they wanna eat. They suck on like a vacuum, even though they have jaws.But in the picture your about to see, the stingray is eating something that must be.. In the sand. It's hard to tell, because you can only see the top of it's body. Remember? The mouth is on the bottom! Shall we move on? I think we shall...
HOW THEY DEFEND THEMSELVES?
Did you notice it has a tail? Did you notice it's called a stingray? Well that's just about it! Smooth stingrays, like basically all other stingrays use their tail to sting people, or predators that try to attack them.. Ouchie. And if you've ever felt a stingray you would feel... sliminess. That sliminess, is an overcoat of sliminess that protects them from they're enemies >:D
SKATES AND RAYS: COMPARING AND CONTRASTING
First, I think we should just go over what a skate even .. IS!
-A Skate is a cartilaginous fish that is kinda kite shaped. A skate also has a flat body. Aslo, 2 wings, and has a weak electrical organ in it's tail. This fish, is basically found anywhere.. From tropical to arctic.
Well, first things first. You gotta SEE what we're talking about. Look Below!
Well, It's called "Smooth" stingray for a reason.
WHAT YOU'LL BE LEARNING TODAY!
- How they look?
- RANDOM FUN FACT?
- What they eat?
- How they eat?
- How they defend themselves?
- Difference between a "Skate" and a ray?
- Comparing And Contrasting?
- And.. Other Stuff! :]
The smooth stingray is very popular, most popular in fact, of ALL stingrays! You would see them in most aquariums. This stingray is dark grey to black, and usually has white spots all over it. Of course, like all other rays.. They have flat floppidy bodies :) If you think about it.. Kinda like a bird. When you see a picture of a ray, does really look like a fish, huh? Maybe a deformed bird or something. And if you looked at the picture, you could see that the eyes are at the top.. But did you see the mouth? No, you didn't. Because it's mouth is at the bottom of it's... body? They don't really have a head.. Just a flat, blunt floppy body.
Awwwe. It's Smiling! :)
FUN FACTS:
- I know this is kinda weird.. But they make actual clothes and accessories out of this ray!
- You heard it! Coats, shoes, belts, ties, etc. Not suff I would wear.. But some people do!
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WHAT THEY EAT, AND HOW THEY EAT:
Now, let's explore what can fit inside they're thin little bodies. They eat some types of plankon, small fish, shrimp, and different type of plants. :)
Well, they kinda suck they're mouths on whatever they wanna eat. They suck on like a vacuum, even though they have jaws.But in the picture your about to see, the stingray is eating something that must be.. In the sand. It's hard to tell, because you can only see the top of it's body. Remember? The mouth is on the bottom! Shall we move on? I think we shall...
HOW THEY DEFEND THEMSELVES?
Did you notice it has a tail? Did you notice it's called a stingray? Well that's just about it! Smooth stingrays, like basically all other stingrays use their tail to sting people, or predators that try to attack them.. Ouchie. And if you've ever felt a stingray you would feel... sliminess. That sliminess, is an overcoat of sliminess that protects them from they're enemies >:D
SKATES AND RAYS: COMPARING AND CONTRASTING
First, I think we should just go over what a skate even .. IS!
-A Skate is a cartilaginous fish that is kinda kite shaped. A skate also has a flat body. Aslo, 2 wings, and has a weak electrical organ in it's tail. This fish, is basically found anywhere.. From tropical to arctic.
-A Ray, a fish you've been learning about in this whole blogpost.
Now Let's Compare and Contrast Rays, And Skates
SIMILARITIES
- They both are Cartilaginous Fishies.
- They both flat bodies.
- They both kinda have flapidy wings.
- They both have tails.
- They both live in tropical areas.
- They both stay at the bottom of the sea.
Skate Smooth Stingray
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DIFFERENCES!
- A Skate is shaped as a diamond, And Stingray is sorda a blob.
- The Smooth Stingray usually isn't in the Arctic waters.
- They defend themselves differently. The stingrays use they're tails, While Skates use they're thorn-like tails to defend them from predators!
- Skates don't sting.
- Stingrays can grow bigger than skates.
Almost done:) Let's Go Over Some Facts We Learned!
- Smooth Stingrays are the most popular stingrays:)
- They make accessories and clothes out of them:)
- They eat plankton, small fish, shrimp, and plants:)
- They suck they're mouths on what they eat:)
- They sting people with they're venomous tail:)
- A Skate is a cartilaginous fish, like the ray:)
- A Skate is diamond shaped:)
- A Ray is shaped kinda like a triangular blob:)
- Skates and rays both live in the tropics:)
- Skates use their thorn-like tails for defense:)
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