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Baitball Blogger

(46,700 posts) Fri Mar 22, 2013, 11:45 PM Mar 2013

I didn't know stingrays had feet.

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I didn't know stingrays had feet. (Original Post) Baitball Blogger Mar 2013 OP

That is cute! In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #1

Great pic. texanwitch Mar 2013 #2

Or preparation for the future. Scuba Mar 2013 #4

It's the spawn of Meta! In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #7

me either libodem Mar 2013 #3

Is that the creature that stabbed the Crocodile Hunter guy? MADem Mar 2013 #5

Looks like a seamonkey in a wingsuit... TeeYiYi Mar 2013 #6

Claspers alarimer Mar 2013 #8

yes ... Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2013 #9

Male snakes have tiny claws (one each side) under a scale. talkingmime Mar 2013 #11

That is weird. I had no idea either. Then again, he looks like a Pokemon character. talkingmime Mar 2013 #10

vestigial fins, I'd guess Bucky Mar 2013 #12

Some men would disagree with you. Baitball Blogger Mar 2013 #13

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

1. That is cute!

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Sat Mar 23, 2013, 01:01 AM

Mar 2013

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)

2. Great pic.

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Sat Mar 23, 2013, 02:29 AM

Mar 2013

I wonder if they work or just left overs from the past.

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

4. Or preparation for the future.

Reply to texanwitch (Reply #2)

Sat Mar 23, 2013, 06:52 AM

Mar 2013

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

7. It's the spawn of Meta!

Reply to Scuba (Reply #4)

Sat Mar 23, 2013, 08:50 AM

Mar 2013

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libodem

(19,288 posts)

3. me either

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Sat Mar 23, 2013, 02:46 AM

Mar 2013

Wow.

MADem

(135,425 posts)

5. Is that the creature that stabbed the Crocodile Hunter guy?

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Sat Mar 23, 2013, 07:30 AM

Mar 2013

Where does he stash his shiv, I wonder?

TeeYiYi

(8,028 posts)

6. Looks like a seamonkey in a wingsuit...

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Sat Mar 23, 2013, 08:46 AM

Mar 2013

TYY

alarimer

(16,245 posts)

8. Claspers

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Sat Mar 23, 2013, 09:26 AM

Mar 2013

That's a male stingray, although it looks like a very small stingray, possibly not even an adult.

Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts)

9. yes ...

Reply to alarimer (Reply #8)

Sat Mar 23, 2013, 09:35 AM

Mar 2013

Male rays and skates (as well as sharks) have claspers while females do not. Claspers are modifications of the pelvic fins and located on the inner margin of the pelvic fins. They are used to transfer sperm to the female during mating. Females do not have claspers.

talkingmime

(2,173 posts)

11. Male snakes have tiny claws (one each side) under a scale.

Reply to Tuesday Afternoon (Reply #9)

Sat Mar 23, 2013, 10:41 AM

Mar 2013

That's basically the only way to sex them. There's a theory that it's used to clamp on during mating, but it could also be a remnant from when they had legs.