flying sting ray (manta ?)

[johnptc]

from the net

 

[BIGgourami]

what about them? they do it all the time.
i saw one whenon vaca in florida.

 

[Gr8KarmaSF]

sweet picture...

wow BigG

 

[edotero]

That is what my male Leo did, but when he landed it was on the floor!!!!:-(

 

[ronnie]

got a dumb question.

why do they do that ?

 

[BIGgourami]

sweet picture...

wow BigG

that wasn't supposed to be edgy, more nonchalant.it's actually pretty common place. i think they do it to dislodge parasites.

 

[oddball_freak]

thats really cool

 

[WeeNe858]

its cuz they get tired of swimming

yeah it slams the parasites off the belly and makes them feel better

 

[rvrrays]

I believe that is a mobulus species. There is a great article about hundreds of them doing that at once in the sea of cortez.

Colin

 

[WyldFya]

How do you guys know that they aren't just trying to fly?