![]() ![]() Usually two Broad “wings” are venomous hugely expanded spines pectoral fins Paler underside lacks AMAZING ANATOMY the dark pigment of the camouflaged upper surface 51 Seawater taken in through These are sharp enough the mouth leaves through gill slits to inject a painful venom. N 2–2¾ in (5–7 cm) 4 UMBER OF YOUNG 710 STINGING SPINES UNDERSIDE The ray has one or two The ray’s mouth is on its underside- jagged spines along its perfect for grabbing food from the tail that cause the sting. STATS AND FACTS Mouth MAXIMUM WIDTH Gill slits in 4 8 12 The ray uses its tail 16 to whip a predator, cm 10 20 30 SPINE LENGTH 12 in (30 cm) and sometimes the 40 venomous spine’s tip in 1 2 3 breaks off in the cm 2.5 5 7.5 victim’s skin.MAX. ![]() Like other rays, its side fins are massively expanded to form “wings,” which it can flap to “fly” through the water. Winged wanderer The stingray spends much of its time on the bottom, but it is also a graceful swimmer. This allows the ray to keep watch over the sands for danger or food. DIET Snails, worms, shrimp, and crabs The eyes are prominent, sticking up from the ray’s flat body.LOCATION Red Sea, Indian, and west Pacific Oceans EYE HORNS.on coral reefs But step on its stinging tail spine, and the pain will be excruciating! It waits patiently for something tasty to crawl by so it can smother the prey with its pancake-shaped body and eat it. HABITAT Sandy patches and caves dappled sunlight.SIZE 27½–35 in (70–90 cm) on the bottom of a reef, the spots make it tricky to see its outline in the.SPOTTED STINGER AT A GLANCE RIBBON-TAILED STINGRAY Tail used for self-defense In a tropical fish, blue spots can be used to attract attention, but this ray uses them to disguise itself. DIET Sucks blood of other fish and sometimes blood of whales or dolphins larvae filter feed on tiny plankton STATS AND FACTS 22 MIGRATION DISTANCE YEARS miles 150 300 450 600 AXIMUM LIFESPAN MTEETH IN MOUTH AMAZING ANATOMY km 250 500 750 1,000 100 12–525 miles/20–850 km 6 years (from sea to spawning grounds) (larva in TIME fresh water) 2 years 2 years (juvenile in (adult at sea) estuaries) years 2 4 6 8 10 10 years (typical lifespan) 49.Mediterranean Sea, North America, and Europe LOCATION Northern Atlantic Ocean, the odd scale along the way.Then the mouth rasps away until it draws blood, swallowing Its teeth hook onto adults migrate inland to rivers and streams to breed the side of a fish. HABITAT Seas and oceans as blood-sucking A lamprey attacks anything big enough of mouth to take its weight. ![]() SIZE 23½–47 in (60–120 cm) long around rim carries sharp teeth.The larva grows by filtering plankton, before swimming into the sea and turning to meatier things. ![]() It is a gory life for a fish that spends its early years in rivers as a tiny, harmless, wormlike larva. Instead it has a mouth like a sucker, with teeth that rasp a wound into the flesh of other fish. Here’s a video below with more information on how to set up and rig a crab trap.OCEAN VAMPIRE AT A GLANCE SEA LAMPREY The sea lamprey is a bloodthirsty animal, but it cannot bite because it has no jaws. This will encourage crabs to enter the rap from all sides. A rapid current or even an accidental bump on a rock can cause your boat to become dislodged and will ruin your best efforts at catching crabs.Īnother tip for attaching your bait is to cut it into multiple small pieces and tie them in various locations around the trap. If you do this, just keep in mind you may have to replenish the bait after some time, as it will lose the smell.Īgain, a tightrope is essential here. You may want to cut the bait in half, which will release a strong odor into the water. Do this as securely as possible, double knotting if you can.Īfter you have securely attached your bait, you can hook the bait to the line. There are some traps that are equipped with an attached line, but in many cases, you’ll need to attach the line yourself. Simply suspend the bait inside the trap with the rope. Once you have your gear ready to go and you’re out on the water, getting started with your crab trap is easy. ![]()
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