Head trauma killed woman in Fla. stingray collision

George Cathcart wrote:
> On Mar 23, 8:43 pm, Jer <gd...@airmail.ten> wrote:
>> Dillon Pyron wrote:
>>> [Default] Thus spake Jer <gd...@airmail.ten>:
>>>> Wow!! Who wooda thunkit! You just can't make this stuff up.
>>>> http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/...ay-death_N.htm
>>> Saw this yesteday in Yahoo. They say "stingray", but it was a spotted
>>> eagle ray.
>> I suppose for some people they're the same thing, and big enough to kill
>> you so it must be feared. <shrug>
>>
>> --
>> jer
>> email reply - I am not a 'ten'
>
> Indeed, spotted eagle rays are stingrays, just one of the many species
> of stingrays, which also includes southern rays, bullnose rays,
> roughtail rays, cownose rays, marbled rays, etc. etc. All have barbs
> on their tails that they use to defend themselves from predators,
> never for aggression or predation.
>
> There are rays that don't have barbs -- mantas and butterfly rays for
> example, but they are rays as opposed to skates, the difference being
> that all rays give live birth, while all skates lay eggs. And of
> course all skates and rays are elasmobranchs, meaning they have
> cartilagenous skeletons. All sharks also are elasmobranchs.
>
> Now the bonus question: What kind of animal is a sawfish?
>
> g


My book it says Pristis pectinatus. Incredibly cute and one of my best
friends.

--
jer
email reply - I am not a 'ten'

On Mar 24, 9:13 am, Jer <gd...@airmail.ten> wrote:
> George Cathcart wrote:
> > On Mar 23, 8:43 pm, Jer <gd...@airmail.ten> wrote:
> >> Dillon Pyron wrote:
> >>> [Default] Thus spake Jer <gd...@airmail.ten>:
> >>>> Wow!! Who wooda thunkit! You just can't make this stuff up.
> >>>>http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/...ay-death_N.htm
> >>> Saw this yesteday in Yahoo. They say "stingray", but it was a spotted
> >>> eagle ray.
> >> I suppose for some people they're the same thing, and big enough to kill
> >> you so it must be feared. <shrug>
>
> >> --
> >> jer
> >> email reply - I am not a 'ten'
>
> > Indeed, spotted eagle rays are stingrays, just one of the many species
> > of stingrays, which also includes southern rays, bullnose rays,
> > roughtail rays, cownose rays, marbled rays, etc. etc. All have barbs
> > on their tails that they use to defend themselves from predators,
> > never for aggression or predation.
>
> > There are rays that don't have barbs -- mantas and butterfly rays for
> > example, but they are rays as opposed to skates, the difference being
> > that all rays give live birth, while all skates lay eggs. And of
> > course all skates and rays are elasmobranchs, meaning they have
> > cartilagenous skeletons. All sharks also are elasmobranchs.
>
> > Now the bonus question: What kind of animal is a sawfish?
>
> > g
>
> My book it says Pristis pectinatus. Incredibly cute and one of my best
> friends.
>
> --
> jer
> email reply - I am not a 'ten'

Yes, and I wasn't clear enough in my question. I was looking for ray,
skate or shark. I suspect you know the answer to that one, too.

gc

On Mar 24, 9:13 am, Jer <gd...@airmail.ten> wrote:
> George Cathcart wrote:
> > On Mar 23, 8:43 pm, Jer <gd...@airmail.ten> wrote:
> >> Dillon Pyron wrote:
> >>> [Default] Thus spake Jer <gd...@airmail.ten>:
> >>>> Wow!! Who wooda thunkit! You just can't make this stuff up.
> >>>>http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/...ay-death_N.htm
> >>> Saw this yesteday in Yahoo. They say "stingray", but it was a spotted
> >>> eagle ray.
> >> I suppose for some people they're the same thing, and big enough to kill
> >> you so it must be feared. <shrug>
>
> >> --
> >> jer
> >> email reply - I am not a 'ten'
>
> > Indeed, spotted eagle rays are stingrays, just one of the many species
> > of stingrays, which also includes southern rays, bullnose rays,
> > roughtail rays, cownose rays, marbled rays, etc. etc. All have barbs
> > on their tails that they use to defend themselves from predators,
> > never for aggression or predation.
>
> > There are rays that don't have barbs -- mantas and butterfly rays for
> > example, but they are rays as opposed to skates, the difference being
> > that all rays give live birth, while all skates lay eggs. And of
> > course all skates and rays are elasmobranchs, meaning they have
> > cartilagenous skeletons. All sharks also are elasmobranchs.
>
> > Now the bonus question: What kind of animal is a sawfish?
>
> > g
>
> My book it says Pristis pectinatus. Incredibly cute and one of my best
> friends.
>
> --
> jer
> email reply - I am not a 'ten'

Yes, and I wasn't clear enough in my question. I was looking for ray,
skate or shark. I suspect you know the answer to that one, too.

gc

On Mar 24, 9:13 am, Jer <gd...@airmail.ten> wrote:
> George Cathcart wrote:
> > On Mar 23, 8:43 pm, Jer <gd...@airmail.ten> wrote:
> >> Dillon Pyron wrote:
> >>> [Default] Thus spake Jer <gd...@airmail.ten>:
> >>>> Wow!! Who wooda thunkit! You just can't make this stuff up.
> >>>>http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/...ay-death_N.htm
> >>> Saw this yesteday in Yahoo. They say "stingray", but it was a spotted
> >>> eagle ray.
> >> I suppose for some people they're the same thing, and big enough to kill
> >> you so it must be feared. <shrug>
>
> >> --
> >> jer
> >> email reply - I am not a 'ten'
>
> > Indeed, spotted eagle rays are stingrays, just one of the many species
> > of stingrays, which also includes southern rays, bullnose rays,
> > roughtail rays, cownose rays, marbled rays, etc. etc. All have barbs
> > on their tails that they use to defend themselves from predators,
> > never for aggression or predation.
>
> > There are rays that don't have barbs -- mantas and butterfly rays for
> > example, but they are rays as opposed to skates, the difference being
> > that all rays give live birth, while all skates lay eggs. And of
> > course all skates and rays are elasmobranchs, meaning they have
> > cartilagenous skeletons. All sharks also are elasmobranchs.
>
> > Now the bonus question: What kind of animal is a sawfish?
>
> > g
>
> My book it says Pristis pectinatus. Incredibly cute and one of my best
> friends.
>
> --
> jer
> email reply - I am not a 'ten'

Yes, and I wasn't clear enough in my question. I was looking for ray,
skate or shark. I suspect you know the answer to that one, too.

gc

On Mar 24, 9:13 am, Jer <gd...@airmail.ten> wrote:
> George Cathcart wrote:
> > On Mar 23, 8:43 pm, Jer <gd...@airmail.ten> wrote:
> >> Dillon Pyron wrote:
> >>> [Default] Thus spake Jer <gd...@airmail.ten>:
> >>>> Wow!! Who wooda thunkit! You just can't make this stuff up.
> >>>>http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/...ay-death_N.htm
> >>> Saw this yesteday in Yahoo. They say "stingray", but it was a spotted
> >>> eagle ray.
> >> I suppose for some people they're the same thing, and big enough to kill
> >> you so it must be feared. <shrug>
>
> >> --
> >> jer
> >> email reply - I am not a 'ten'
>
> > Indeed, spotted eagle rays are stingrays, just one of the many species
> > of stingrays, which also includes southern rays, bullnose rays,
> > roughtail rays, cownose rays, marbled rays, etc. etc. All have barbs
> > on their tails that they use to defend themselves from predators,
> > never for aggression or predation.
>
> > There are rays that don't have barbs -- mantas and butterfly rays for
> > example, but they are rays as opposed to skates, the difference being
> > that all rays give live birth, while all skates lay eggs. And of
> > course all skates and rays are elasmobranchs, meaning they have
> > cartilagenous skeletons. All sharks also are elasmobranchs.
>
> > Now the bonus question: What kind of animal is a sawfish?
>
> > g
>
> My book it says Pristis pectinatus. Incredibly cute and one of my best
> friends.
>
> --
> jer
> email reply - I am not a 'ten'

Yes, and I wasn't clear enough in my question. I was looking for ray,
skate or shark. I suspect you know the answer to that one, too.

gc

On Mar 24, 9:13 am, Jer <gd...@airmail.ten> wrote:
> George Cathcart wrote:
> > On Mar 23, 8:43 pm, Jer <gd...@airmail.ten> wrote:
> >> Dillon Pyron wrote:
> >>> [Default] Thus spake Jer <gd...@airmail.ten>:
> >>>> Wow!! Who wooda thunkit! You just can't make this stuff up.
> >>>>http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/...ay-death_N.htm
> >>> Saw this yesteday in Yahoo. They say "stingray", but it was a spotted
> >>> eagle ray.
> >> I suppose for some people they're the same thing, and big enough to kill
> >> you so it must be feared. <shrug>
>
> >> --
> >> jer
> >> email reply - I am not a 'ten'
>
> > Indeed, spotted eagle rays are stingrays, just one of the many species
> > of stingrays, which also includes southern rays, bullnose rays,
> > roughtail rays, cownose rays, marbled rays, etc. etc. All have barbs
> > on their tails that they use to defend themselves from predators,
> > never for aggression or predation.
>
> > There are rays that don't have barbs -- mantas and butterfly rays for
> > example, but they are rays as opposed to skates, the difference being
> > that all rays give live birth, while all skates lay eggs. And of
> > course all skates and rays are elasmobranchs, meaning they have
> > cartilagenous skeletons. All sharks also are elasmobranchs.
>
> > Now the bonus question: What kind of animal is a sawfish?
>
> > g
>
> My book it says Pristis pectinatus. Incredibly cute and one of my best
> friends.
>
> --
> jer
> email reply - I am not a 'ten'

Yes, and I wasn't clear enough in my question. I was looking for ray,
skate or shark. I suspect you know the answer to that one, too.

gc

George Cathcart <george.cathcart@gmail.com> wrote:

>On Mar 24, 9:13 am, Jer <gd...@airmail.ten> wrote:
>> George Cathcart wrote:
>> > On Mar 23, 8:43 pm, Jer <gd...@airmail.ten> wrote:
>> >> Dillon Pyron wrote:
>> >>> [Default] Thus spake Jer <gd...@airmail.ten>:
>> >>>> Wow!! Who wooda thunkit! You just can't make this stuff up.
>> >>>>http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/...ay-death_N.htm
>> >>> Saw this yesteday in Yahoo. They say "stingray", but it was a spotted
>> >>> eagle ray.
>> >> I suppose for some people they're the same thing, and big enough to kill
>> >> you so it must be feared. <shrug>
>>
>> >> --
>> >> jer
>> >> email reply - I am not a 'ten'
>>
>> > Indeed, spotted eagle rays are stingrays, just one of the many species
>> > of stingrays, which also includes southern rays, bullnose rays,
>> > roughtail rays, cownose rays, marbled rays, etc. etc. All have barbs
>> > on their tails that they use to defend themselves from predators,
>> > never for aggression or predation.
>>
>> > There are rays that don't have barbs -- mantas and butterfly rays for
>> > example, but they are rays as opposed to skates, the difference being
>> > that all rays give live birth, while all skates lay eggs. And of
>> > course all skates and rays are elasmobranchs, meaning they have
>> > cartilagenous skeletons. All sharks also are elasmobranchs.
>>
>> > Now the bonus question: What kind of animal is a sawfish?
>>
>> > g
>>
>> My book it says Pristis pectinatus. Incredibly cute and one of my best
>> friends.
>>
>> --
>> jer
>> email reply - I am not a 'ten'
>
>Yes, and I wasn't clear enough in my question. I was looking for ray,
>skate or shark. I suspect you know the answer to that one, too.
>
Without looking it up, I'd guess shark.

George Cathcart <george.cathcart@gmail.com> wrote:

>On Mar 24, 9:13 am, Jer <gd...@airmail.ten> wrote:
>> George Cathcart wrote:
>> > On Mar 23, 8:43 pm, Jer <gd...@airmail.ten> wrote:
>> >> Dillon Pyron wrote:
>> >>> [Default] Thus spake Jer <gd...@airmail.ten>:
>> >>>> Wow!! Who wooda thunkit! You just can't make this stuff up.
>> >>>>http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/...ay-death_N.htm
>> >>> Saw this yesteday in Yahoo. They say "stingray", but it was a spotted
>> >>> eagle ray.
>> >> I suppose for some people they're the same thing, and big enough to kill
>> >> you so it must be feared. <shrug>
>>
>> >> --
>> >> jer
>> >> email reply - I am not a 'ten'
>>
>> > Indeed, spotted eagle rays are stingrays, just one of the many species
>> > of stingrays, which also includes southern rays, bullnose rays,
>> > roughtail rays, cownose rays, marbled rays, etc. etc. All have barbs
>> > on their tails that they use to defend themselves from predators,
>> > never for aggression or predation.
>>
>> > There are rays that don't have barbs -- mantas and butterfly rays for
>> > example, but they are rays as opposed to skates, the difference being
>> > that all rays give live birth, while all skates lay eggs. And of
>> > course all skates and rays are elasmobranchs, meaning they have
>> > cartilagenous skeletons. All sharks also are elasmobranchs.
>>
>> > Now the bonus question: What kind of animal is a sawfish?
>>
>> > g
>>
>> My book it says Pristis pectinatus. Incredibly cute and one of my best
>> friends.
>>
>> --
>> jer
>> email reply - I am not a 'ten'
>
>Yes, and I wasn't clear enough in my question. I was looking for ray,
>skate or shark. I suspect you know the answer to that one, too.
>
Without looking it up, I'd guess shark.

George Cathcart <george.cathcart@gmail.com> wrote:

>On Mar 24, 9:13 am, Jer <gd...@airmail.ten> wrote:
>> George Cathcart wrote:
>> > On Mar 23, 8:43 pm, Jer <gd...@airmail.ten> wrote:
>> >> Dillon Pyron wrote:
>> >>> [Default] Thus spake Jer <gd...@airmail.ten>:
>> >>>> Wow!! Who wooda thunkit! You just can't make this stuff up.
>> >>>>http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/...ay-death_N.htm
>> >>> Saw this yesteday in Yahoo. They say "stingray", but it was a spotted
>> >>> eagle ray.
>> >> I suppose for some people they're the same thing, and big enough to kill
>> >> you so it must be feared. <shrug>
>>
>> >> --
>> >> jer
>> >> email reply - I am not a 'ten'
>>
>> > Indeed, spotted eagle rays are stingrays, just one of the many species
>> > of stingrays, which also includes southern rays, bullnose rays,
>> > roughtail rays, cownose rays, marbled rays, etc. etc. All have barbs
>> > on their tails that they use to defend themselves from predators,
>> > never for aggression or predation.
>>
>> > There are rays that don't have barbs -- mantas and butterfly rays for
>> > example, but they are rays as opposed to skates, the difference being
>> > that all rays give live birth, while all skates lay eggs. And of
>> > course all skates and rays are elasmobranchs, meaning they have
>> > cartilagenous skeletons. All sharks also are elasmobranchs.
>>
>> > Now the bonus question: What kind of animal is a sawfish?
>>
>> > g
>>
>> My book it says Pristis pectinatus. Incredibly cute and one of my best
>> friends.
>>
>> --
>> jer
>> email reply - I am not a 'ten'
>
>Yes, and I wasn't clear enough in my question. I was looking for ray,
>skate or shark. I suspect you know the answer to that one, too.
>
Without looking it up, I'd guess shark.

George Cathcart <george.cathcart@gmail.com> wrote:

>On Mar 24, 9:13 am, Jer <gd...@airmail.ten> wrote:
>> George Cathcart wrote:
>> > On Mar 23, 8:43 pm, Jer <gd...@airmail.ten> wrote:
>> >> Dillon Pyron wrote:
>> >>> [Default] Thus spake Jer <gd...@airmail.ten>:
>> >>>> Wow!! Who wooda thunkit! You just can't make this stuff up.
>> >>>>http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/...ay-death_N.htm
>> >>> Saw this yesteday in Yahoo. They say "stingray", but it was a spotted
>> >>> eagle ray.
>> >> I suppose for some people they're the same thing, and big enough to kill
>> >> you so it must be feared. <shrug>
>>
>> >> --
>> >> jer
>> >> email reply - I am not a 'ten'
>>
>> > Indeed, spotted eagle rays are stingrays, just one of the many species
>> > of stingrays, which also includes southern rays, bullnose rays,
>> > roughtail rays, cownose rays, marbled rays, etc. etc. All have barbs
>> > on their tails that they use to defend themselves from predators,
>> > never for aggression or predation.
>>
>> > There are rays that don't have barbs -- mantas and butterfly rays for
>> > example, but they are rays as opposed to skates, the difference being
>> > that all rays give live birth, while all skates lay eggs. And of
>> > course all skates and rays are elasmobranchs, meaning they have
>> > cartilagenous skeletons. All sharks also are elasmobranchs.
>>
>> > Now the bonus question: What kind of animal is a sawfish?
>>
>> > g
>>
>> My book it says Pristis pectinatus. Incredibly cute and one of my best
>> friends.
>>
>> --
>> jer
>> email reply - I am not a 'ten'
>
>Yes, and I wasn't clear enough in my question. I was looking for ray,
>skate or shark. I suspect you know the answer to that one, too.
>
Without looking it up, I'd guess shark.