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Daily fish fact #740

Stingrays!

When feeling especially threatened, a stingray may use its venomous tail spine to defend itself. This spine is formed from one to three spinal blades, often barbed, and packs a mixture of venom. The tail spine may break off into the wound upon puncture and is difficult to remove, which, of course with the venom, makes it quite painful to be stung!

Stingrays do not wish to sting anyone for just the sake of it, and much prefer to escape if they feel threatened. Stinging is a last ditch effort for them, and very rarely do stinging cases lead to the death of a person. One can avoid startling stingrays via shuffling in water instead of taking walking steps.