Honeycomb stingray

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Original source: Coachwhip ray - closer look Author Aurimas Mikalauskas fro
Author: Aurimas Mikalauskas from Paliūniškis, Lithuania Camera location

However, the honeycomb stingray can cause severe damage. When someone steps on it by mistake, it raises its tail and "strikes" with its spine. The area where the strike occurs is often the leg, and specially the calf muscle. More

The honeycomb stingray or reticulate whipray, Himantura uarnak, is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, named for the striking pattern of black lines and dots on its back. More

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Order : Rajiformes
Family : Dasyatidae
Genus : Himantura
Species : Himantura gerrardi
Authority : Forssk