Cowtail stingray
The cowtail stingray is a large ray that lives in warm coastal seas and sometimes swims up rivers. Its most noticeable feature is a wide, flag-like fold of skin on its tail. It has a venomous spine on its tail, so it should be left alone.1

Kako jo prepoznaš
- A large, flag-like fold of skin on the underside of the tail, which is especially prominent when the ray swims1
- Grey-brown to black on top and mostly white below1
- Black tail fold and tail tip1
- A thick, rounded pectoral disc with a blunt snout and very small, widely spaced eyes1
- A single venomous spine set well back on the tail1
Moč strupa
Strup pride ven skozi želo.
Kako nevarna je za ljudi?
Nevarnost za ljudi: ResnoPo piku je potreben zdravnik. Smrtni primeri so zelo redki.The serrated spine is potentially dangerous, and the cowtail stingray is regarded as particularly dangerous to handle.1
Kaj naredi, ko se prestraši?
When threatened, it flees at a 45° angle away from the predator, keeping the predator in view while covering distance.1
Če piči
- Rano daj v vročo vodo, tako vročo, kot jo poškodovanec prenese, ne da bi se opekel (preizkusi jo s svojo roko), za 30 do 90 minut. Poišči zdravniško pomoč, še posebej pri kamnitih ribah in morskih bičih.
Vedno najprej pokliči številko za klic v sili (112, 000, 911). To so splošna navodila za prvo pomoč, ne zdravniški nasvet. Osnove prve pomoči
Ostani varen
- Nikoli se ne dotikaj divje živali, je ne lovi in je ne draži, tudi če je majhna in tudi če je videti, kot da spi ali je mrtva.
- Pusti ji prostor. Če jo srečaš, ostani miren, počasi stopi nazaj in jo pusti, da gre svojo pot.
- Če te piči: ostani miren, ne premikaj se, pokliči številko za klic v sili (112, 000, 911) ali hitro pojdi v bolnišnico. Zapomni si, kako je izgledala, fotografija pomaga.
Ne preži nate. Strup uporablja, da ulovi hrano ali se zaščiti, in se veliko raje skrije. Več o varnosti
Kje na svetu?
Kako velika je?
Kako dolga je?
Koliko tehta?
dolga kot 3 psov od nosu do repa
dolga kot 17 banan, položenih ena za drugo
zmore preplavati dolžino velikega bazena (50 m) v 6 sekundahKakšne velikosti je Cowtail stingray v primerjavi s TABO?
Samo matematika v tvojem brskalniku. Nič se ne shrani in nič se nikamor ne pošlje.
Kako hitra je?
Dejstva
A cowtail stingray was recorded in the Ganges River about 2,200 km (1,400 mi) from the sea.1
Resting groups of cowtail stingrays often form a rosette, with their tails pointing outward so they can see threats from every direction.1
Its large, regularly arranged skin bumps have made it a source of shagreen leather since ancient times.1
The cowtail stingray and reticulate whiprays often form mixed-species groups, probably because the whiprays detect predators well thanks to their long tails.1
Its tail fold and tail tip are black, and the tail carries sensors that act as a secondary warning system.1
Newborn cowtail stingrays have completely smooth skin, and their denticles develop quickly after birth.1
Za strokovnjake za strupe
- Znanstveno ime
- Pastinachus sephen
- Skupina
- Strupene ribe
- Družina
- Dasyatidae2
- Red
- Myliobatiformes
- Celine
- Indijski ocean, Tihi ocean, Rdeče morje, Andamansko morje, Koralno morje, Južnokitajsko morje, Arabsko morje in Perzijski zaliv, Timorsko in Arafursko morje, Bengalski zaliv, Oceani
- Mladiči
- It gives birth to live young. Females giving birth produce young measuring 18 cm across or more.1
- Nevarnost za ljudi
- 3 / 5: Resno3
Od kod so dejstva
- Cowtail stingray (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Pastinachus sephen (iNaturalist): imena in razvrstitev.
- Venom Wiki: stopnja nevarnosti, tipična velikost in ocena hitrosti so naše lastne. Poglej, kako jih določimo: Kako ocenjujemo nevarnost.
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