In September of 2006, Steve "The Crocodile Hunter" Irwin was killed after being stabbed in the heart by a stingray while filming an underwater marine creature of the moment!
Stingrays - Where Are They Found? 62k15
Stingrays are found in tropical coastal waters all over the world but some freshwater species exist in South America and Florida. Some of the biggest habitats for stingrays are in the Caribbean and off the coast of Australia.
Stingrays - The Basics 196b3a
Properly knows as Dasyatids, stingrays are a distant relative of crabs).
Stingrays - Friend or Foe? 154dk
Stingrays get their name from their razor-sharp stinger, which is a barbed or serrated "cartilaginous spine" that comes out of the stingray's whip-like tail. There are two grooves running under the spine that contain humans are stung, it is most often in the foot after they step on a stingray. The sting causes pain and swelling and sometimes infection. However, cases of humans being killed by stingrays - like Steve Irwin - are extremely rare.
Stingrays - Did U Know? 251t20
- Stingrays are part of a popular Malaysian dish called Ikan baker.
- There are several dive sites in the Cayman Islands where divers can swim with large southern stingrays and feed them by hand.
- Scientists estimate that only 30 people have been killed by stingrays worldwide in recent years.
- There are species of ray - including the large manta ray - that are not actually stingrays because they have no stinger.
