stingray tail barb

arlon · Post by **arlon** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 7:42 pm

I have caught dozens of rays and always "debarb" them. One look at this and you can understand how such a thing into the chest cavity could kill someone..

Larger image HERE.

rjlittlefield · Post by **rjlittlefield** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 9:24 pm

Eeyowch! So that tip you're showing us is like the leading 1" -- definitely a frightening weapon.

--Rik

JoanYoung · Post by **JoanYoung** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:35 pm

I think will stay very far away from these things!!!

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 7:48 am

Wicked looking barbs

I would assume it is made of hard Cartilage? Just found out, that a group of stingrays is called a "Fever" of Rays

(like a "Murder of Crows" or a "A Parliament of Owls")