Head trauma killed woman in Fla. stingray collision

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.

On Mar 24, 9:16*am, Rosalie B. <gmbeas...@mindspring.com> wrote:

> Without looking it up, I'd guess shark.

I'd have to touch one. All the sharks I've ever fondled had rough
skin, while all the rays were calf-leather smooth. I've never fondled
a skate, but I've eaten several. Pretty good pan-fried in butter with
a squeeze of lemon.

On Mar 24, 9:16*am, Rosalie B. <gmbeas...@mindspring.com> wrote:

> Without looking it up, I'd guess shark.

I'd have to touch one. All the sharks I've ever fondled had rough
skin, while all the rays were calf-leather smooth. I've never fondled
a skate, but I've eaten several. Pretty good pan-fried in butter with
a squeeze of lemon.

On Mar 24, 9:16*am, Rosalie B. <gmbeas...@mindspring.com> wrote:

> Without looking it up, I'd guess shark.

I'd have to touch one. All the sharks I've ever fondled had rough
skin, while all the rays were calf-leather smooth. I've never fondled
a skate, but I've eaten several. Pretty good pan-fried in butter with
a squeeze of lemon.

On Mar 24, 9:16*am, Rosalie B. <gmbeas...@mindspring.com> wrote:

> Without looking it up, I'd guess shark.

I'd have to touch one. All the sharks I've ever fondled had rough
skin, while all the rays were calf-leather smooth. I've never fondled
a skate, but I've eaten several. Pretty good pan-fried in butter with
a squeeze of lemon.

On Mar 24, 9:16*am, Rosalie B. <gmbeas...@mindspring.com> wrote:

> Without looking it up, I'd guess shark.

I'd have to touch one. All the sharks I've ever fondled had rough
skin, while all the rays were calf-leather smooth. I've never fondled
a skate, but I've eaten several. Pretty good pan-fried in butter with
a squeeze of lemon.

> Without looking it up, I'd guess shark.

You should have looked it up. While they're related to both, they're closer
to rays.

The best answer to what kind of animal a sawfish is, is "fish."

Lee

> Without looking it up, I'd guess shark.

You should have looked it up. While they're related to both, they're closer
to rays.

The best answer to what kind of animal a sawfish is, is "fish."

Lee

> Without looking it up, I'd guess shark.

You should have looked it up. While they're related to both, they're closer
to rays.

The best answer to what kind of animal a sawfish is, is "fish."

Lee

> Without looking it up, I'd guess shark.

You should have looked it up. While they're related to both, they're closer
to rays.

The best answer to what kind of animal a sawfish is, is "fish."

Lee