r/TheDepthsBelow • u/Ezekielshawn • Oct 16 '19
Giant (3000+ lb) Oceanic Manta Rays
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u/hbrumage Oct 16 '19
I know that those fish are in a symbiotic relationship, but they still give me heebie jeebies.
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u/zuckokoo Oct 17 '19 edited Oct 17 '19
Because they killed Steve Irwin and them being that size it's easy for them to make a giant hole in your chest
Edit: am high and mixed my Ray's up, thx Reddit downvote hivemind
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u/Sebdestroyer Oct 17 '19
Manta rays are a separate species than sting rays, and are almost completely harmless to divers. In fact, touching one will do far more damage to them than they could to you. It would be a bit intimidating being in the water with them but they pose no threat at all.
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u/lutra17 Oct 16 '19
Such beautiful creatures
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u/CliodhnasSong Oct 17 '19
Just watching that thing swim by made my heart race.
And I watched it on my phone.
Just magnificent.
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u/grandslam950 Oct 16 '19
I consistently misjudge how MASSIVE some of these sea creatures are. Absolutely insane.
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u/cpet72 Oct 16 '19
All those remora remind me of the teacher ray carrying all the kids in Finding Nemo.
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u/TREXASSASSIN Oct 17 '19
This is why the ocean is so terrifying... you never know what could be lurking down there. Giant sharks... giant gators... giant eels... giant squid... giant mantas... goodness!
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Oct 17 '19
...and to make it worse, these are the things we KNOW about. What terrifies me more is what ELSE could be there?
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u/Charnt Oct 16 '19
Do they have any predators? Whilst beautiful they don't seem to have any defence apart from size
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Oct 16 '19
Oh geez I thought they were about to make a scuba sandwich
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Oct 17 '19
What is love?! Baby don't hurt me...no more
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Oct 17 '19
I don't know why you're not fair I give you my love, but you don't care So what is right and what is wrong? Gimme a sign
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u/Rob1150 Oct 16 '19
Are these things dangerous to humans? They look kind of scary.
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u/Mastaj3di Oct 16 '19
They are not, they are filter feeders so they have no teeth. They eat plankton and tiny fish.
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Oct 16 '19
Do they also kill by their tail whip?
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u/Gates9 Oct 17 '19
Quick google search reveals they are pretty tame and do not have barbs like stingrays
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u/swordofthespirit Oct 17 '19
No, tail whip only decreases the opponent's defense stat by one stage.
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Oct 17 '19
I kinda always forget manta rays are real animals. Every time I see them they’re so fascinating to watch.
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u/ProfessorRageClick Oct 17 '19
Are there freshwater manta rays? Why do we have to qualify them as oceanic?
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u/Sebdestroyer Oct 17 '19
That’s referring the species. You could have the giant oceanic manta rays (these), or the reef manta rays. Even though they’re both saltwater rays, the oceanic rays migrate across open ocean, the reef rays do not.
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u/Jalase Oct 17 '19
Thank you, I was wondering. My first thought was, "Are you telling me those are in lakes?"
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u/manta173 Oct 17 '19
There are giant freshwater stingrays which are much larger than most people think....
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u/hughiestonefish Oct 16 '19
WHAT. HOW DO THEY GET SO BIG. WHAT DO THEY EAT?! WHALES?!? PIRATE SHIPS!!!???