#manta-rays — Public Fediverse posts

Ethere Madivaru bay, Maldives

‘A school of fish scatters as male reef manta rays chase a female while feeding on plankton. These mantas swim along just below the surface when they find thick swarms of plankton to eat.’
Photograph: Mark Obstfeld

#photography
#MarineLife
#MantaRays
#oceans

Ethere Madivaru bay, Maldives

‘A school of fish scatters as male reef manta rays chase a female while feeding on plankton. These mantas swim along just below the surface when they find thick swarms of plankton to eat.’
Photograph: Mark Obstfeld

#photography
#MarineLife
#MantaRays
#oceans

Ethere Madivaru bay, Maldives

‘A school of fish scatters as male reef manta rays chase a female while feeding on plankton. These mantas swim along just below the surface when they find thick swarms of plankton to eat.’
Photograph: Mark Obstfeld

#photography
#MarineLife
#MantaRays
#oceans

Ethere Madivaru bay, Maldives

‘A school of fish scatters as male reef manta rays chase a female while feeding on plankton. These mantas swim along just below the surface when they find thick swarms of plankton to eat.’
Photograph: Mark Obstfeld

#photography
#MarineLife
#MantaRays
#oceans

Ethere Madivaru bay, Maldives

‘A school of fish scatters as male reef manta rays chase a female while feeding on plankton. These mantas swim along just below the surface when they find thick swarms of plankton to eat.’
Photograph: Mark Obstfeld

#photography
#MarineLife
#MantaRays
#oceans

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https://www.europesays.com/africa/295589/ Madagascar, Zanzibar unveil sweeping protections for sharks and rays amid extinction crisis #Madagascar #MantaRays #OceanEcosystems #SharksAndRays #Tanzania #WCS #WhaleSharks #WildlifeConservationSociety #ZanzibarGuitarfish

https://www.europesays.com/ie/541262/ Giant manta rays were thought to flee monsoons — then, tags showed them 1,300 feet down #Éire #IE #Ireland #MantaRays #monsoon #OceanConditions #Science #SoutheastMonsoon

@AquaClaire
3/
Despite breaking the rules of traditional ocean camouflage (where a white belly helps a ray blend into the bright surface when viewed from below), he is thriving, healthy, and completely accepted by his fellow rays. In fact, most times he is spotted, he is actively participating in courtship trains with standard-colored mantas. He is an absolute, one-of-a-kind marvel of nature!

#MantaRays
#MantaRosa
#InspectorClouseau

@AquaClaire
3/
Despite breaking the rules of traditional ocean camouflage (where a white belly helps a ray blend into the bright surface when viewed from below), he is thriving, healthy, and completely accepted by his fellow rays. In fact, most times he is spotted, he is actively participating in courtship trains with standard-colored mantas. He is an absolute, one-of-a-kind marvel of nature!

#MantaRays
#MantaRosa
#InspectorClouseau

@AquaClaire
3/
Despite breaking the rules of traditional ocean camouflage (where a white belly helps a ray blend into the bright surface when viewed from below), he is thriving, healthy, and completely accepted by his fellow rays. In fact, most times he is spotted, he is actively participating in courtship trains with standard-colored mantas. He is an absolute, one-of-a-kind marvel of nature!

#MantaRays
#MantaRosa
#InspectorClouseau

@AquaClaire
3/
Despite breaking the rules of traditional ocean camouflage (where a white belly helps a ray blend into the bright surface when viewed from below), he is thriving, healthy, and completely accepted by his fellow rays. In fact, most times he is spotted, he is actively participating in courtship trains with standard-colored mantas. He is an absolute, one-of-a-kind marvel of nature!

#MantaRays
#MantaRosa
#InspectorClouseau

@AquaClaire
3/
Despite breaking the rules of traditional ocean camouflage (where a white belly helps a ray blend into the bright surface when viewed from below), he is thriving, healthy, and completely accepted by his fellow rays. In fact, most times he is spotted, he is actively participating in courtship trains with standard-colored mantas. He is an absolute, one-of-a-kind marvel of nature!

#MantaRays
#MantaRosa
#InspectorClouseau

@AquaClaire

A special treat for you: Inspector Clouseau!

This is "Inspector Clouseau," the world's only known pink manta ray. He is an 11-foot (3.4-meter) male reef manta ray who lives around Lady Elliot Island at the southern tip of Australia's Great Barrier Reef. He was first discovered in 2015 and was aptly named after the bumbling detective in the Pink Panther films.

#MarineLife
#MantaRays
#MantaRosa
#InspectorClouseau

@AquaClaire

A special treat for you: Inspector Clouseau!

This is "Inspector Clouseau," the world's only known pink manta ray. He is an 11-foot (3.4-meter) male reef manta ray who lives around Lady Elliot Island at the southern tip of Australia's Great Barrier Reef. He was first discovered in 2015 and was aptly named after the bumbling detective in the Pink Panther films.

#MarineLife
#MantaRays
#MantaRosa
#InspectorClouseau

@AquaClaire

A special treat for you: Inspector Clouseau!

This is "Inspector Clouseau," the world's only known pink manta ray. He is an 11-foot (3.4-meter) male reef manta ray who lives around Lady Elliot Island at the southern tip of Australia's Great Barrier Reef. He was first discovered in 2015 and was aptly named after the bumbling detective in the Pink Panther films.

#MarineLife
#MantaRays
#MantaRosa
#InspectorClouseau

@AquaClaire

A special treat for you: Inspector Clouseau!

This is "Inspector Clouseau," the world's only known pink manta ray. He is an 11-foot (3.4-meter) male reef manta ray who lives around Lady Elliot Island at the southern tip of Australia's Great Barrier Reef. He was first discovered in 2015 and was aptly named after the bumbling detective in the Pink Panther films.

#MarineLife
#MantaRays
#MantaRosa
#InspectorClouseau

@AquaClaire

A special treat for you: Inspector Clouseau!

This is "Inspector Clouseau," the world's only known pink manta ray. He is an 11-foot (3.4-meter) male reef manta ray who lives around Lady Elliot Island at the southern tip of Australia's Great Barrier Reef. He was first discovered in 2015 and was aptly named after the bumbling detective in the Pink Panther films.

#MarineLife
#MantaRays
#MantaRosa
#InspectorClouseau

@AquaClaire
5/
When a diver is completely calm and breathing steadily, their body emits a steady, rhythmic bio-electric frequency. Manta rays can instantly sense this. Because they have massive brains relative to their body size, they are profoundly analytical. When they approach a diver closely and hover, they are combining their vision with their electroreceptors to create a complete "sensory map" of you.

#MantaRays
#electroreception

@AquaClaire
5/
When a diver is completely calm and breathing steadily, their body emits a steady, rhythmic bio-electric frequency. Manta rays can instantly sense this. Because they have massive brains relative to their body size, they are profoundly analytical. When they approach a diver closely and hover, they are combining their vision with their electroreceptors to create a complete "sensory map" of you.

#MantaRays
#electroreception

@AquaClaire
5/
When a diver is completely calm and breathing steadily, their body emits a steady, rhythmic bio-electric frequency. Manta rays can instantly sense this. Because they have massive brains relative to their body size, they are profoundly analytical. When they approach a diver closely and hover, they are combining their vision with their electroreceptors to create a complete "sensory map" of you.

#MantaRays
#electroreception

@AquaClaire
5/
When a diver is completely calm and breathing steadily, their body emits a steady, rhythmic bio-electric frequency. Manta rays can instantly sense this. Because they have massive brains relative to their body size, they are profoundly analytical. When they approach a diver closely and hover, they are combining their vision with their electroreceptors to create a complete "sensory map" of you.

#MantaRays
#electroreception

@AquaClaire
5/
When a diver is completely calm and breathing steadily, their body emits a steady, rhythmic bio-electric frequency. Manta rays can instantly sense this. Because they have massive brains relative to their body size, they are profoundly analytical. When they approach a diver closely and hover, they are combining their vision with their electroreceptors to create a complete "sensory map" of you.

#MantaRays
#electroreception

@AquaClaire
4/
to send an instant message straight to the ray’s brain.

Why Manta Rays Look at Us Intently

While bottom-dwelling stingrays use this sense primarily like radar to find crabs hidden deep under the sand, pelagic (open-ocean) giants like manta rays use it for complex navigation, communication, and social curiosity.

#MantaRays

@AquaClaire
4/
to send an instant message straight to the ray’s brain.

Why Manta Rays Look at Us Intently

While bottom-dwelling stingrays use this sense primarily like radar to find crabs hidden deep under the sand, pelagic (open-ocean) giants like manta rays use it for complex navigation, communication, and social curiosity.

#MantaRays

@AquaClaire
4/
to send an instant message straight to the ray’s brain.

Why Manta Rays Look at Us Intently

While bottom-dwelling stingrays use this sense primarily like radar to find crabs hidden deep under the sand, pelagic (open-ocean) giants like manta rays use it for complex navigation, communication, and social curiosity.

#MantaRays

@AquaClaire
4/
to send an instant message straight to the ray’s brain.

Why Manta Rays Look at Us Intently

While bottom-dwelling stingrays use this sense primarily like radar to find crabs hidden deep under the sand, pelagic (open-ocean) giants like manta rays use it for complex navigation, communication, and social curiosity.

#MantaRays

@AquaClaire
4/
to send an instant message straight to the ray’s brain.

Why Manta Rays Look at Us Intently

While bottom-dwelling stingrays use this sense primarily like radar to find crabs hidden deep under the sand, pelagic (open-ocean) giants like manta rays use it for complex navigation, communication, and social curiosity.

#MantaRays

Remoras Are Diving Into Manta Ray ‘Buttholes’

The first time most people notice a remora, it is usually attached to something much bigger. Maybe it…
#NewsBeep #News #Wildlife #giantoceanicmantaray #mantarays #remoras #Science #UK #UnitedKingdom
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/581455/

https://www.europesays.com/ie/481483/ Suckerfish Are Disappearing into Manta Rays’ Rear Ends. Researchers Say They’re ‘Just That Weird’ #Éire #EmilyYeager #IE #Ireland #MantaRays #MarineResearcher #MiamiUniversity #Science #SymbioticRelationship

Remoras Are Diving Into Manta Ray “Buttholes.” Really.

New observations of remoras diving into the cloacas and gill slits of manta rays suggest these relationships may…
#NewsBeep #News #Science #AU #Australia #mantarays #nature #Ocean #remoras #sharks #Wildlife
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/665990/

Remoras Are Diving Into Manta Ray “Buttholes.” Really.

New observations of remoras diving into the cloacas and gill slits of manta rays suggest these relationships may…
#NewsBeep #News #Science #AU #Australia #mantarays #nature #Ocean #remoras #sharks #Wildlife
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/665990/

Hawaii Marine Life After Whale Season: Summer 2026 https://www.hawaii-guide.com/blog/hawaii-marine-life-after-whale-season-summer-2026?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #HawaiiMarineLife #Summer2026 #HumpbackWhales #Dolphins #MantaRays

Hawaii Marine Life After Whale Season: Summer 2026 https://www.hawaii-guide.com/blog/hawaii-marine-life-after-whale-season-summer-2026?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #HawaiiMarineLife #Summer2026 #HumpbackWhales #Dolphins #MantaRays

@briangweberphotography Definitely, but a few days later I did have some battery left when a Giant Manta Ray gracefully passed by. It was surprisingly fast. I could not keep up at all. #MantaRays #Bonaire

@briangweberphotography Definitely, but a few days later I did have some battery left when a Giant Manta Ray gracefully passed by. It was surprisingly fast. I could not keep up at all. #MantaRays #Bonaire

@briangweberphotography Definitely, but a few days later I did have some battery left when a Giant Manta Ray gracefully passed by. It was surprisingly fast. I could not keep up at all. #MantaRays #Bonaire

@briangweberphotography Definitely, but a few days later I did have some battery left when a Giant Manta Ray gracefully passed by. It was surprisingly fast. I could not keep up at all. #MantaRays #Bonaire

@briangweberphotography Definitely, but a few days later I did have some battery left when a Giant Manta Ray gracefully passed by. It was surprisingly fast. I could not keep up at all. #MantaRays #Bonaire

The K2 dive site off Gili Banta is highly recommended for manta ray lovers. Whether they are gliding gracefully or hovering over coral heads, these giants are a sight to behold.

🤿 https://scubahanknyc.com/2022/08/01/k2-dive-site-in-komodo-national-park/

#ScubaDiving #Komodo #MantaRays #UnderwaterPhotography #Indonesia #DiveLife

The K2 dive site off Gili Banta is highly recommended for manta ray lovers. Whether they are gliding gracefully or hovering over coral heads, these giants are a sight to behold.

🤿 https://scubahanknyc.com/2022/08/01/k2-dive-site-in-komodo-national-park/

#ScubaDiving #Komodo #MantaRays #UnderwaterPhotography #Indonesia #DiveLife

World's largest rays may be diving to extreme depths to build mental maps of vast oceans https://phys.org/news/2025-10-world-largest-rays-extreme-depths.html

"#MantaRays are capable of diving to depths greater than 1,200 m, far deeper than previously thought... they usually initiated an extreme dive within a day after moving off the continental shelf and into deeper waters... they may use cues such as changes in magnetic field, or sample changes in oxygen, temperature, light levels... to build a mental map that helps them navigate"

World's largest rays may be diving to extreme depths to build mental maps of vast oceans https://phys.org/news/2025-10-world-largest-rays-extreme-depths.html

"#MantaRays are capable of diving to depths greater than 1,200 m, far deeper than previously thought... they usually initiated an extreme dive within a day after moving off the continental shelf and into deeper waters... they may use cues such as changes in magnetic field, or sample changes in oxygen, temperature, light levels... to build a mental map that helps them navigate"

World's largest rays may be diving to extreme depths to build mental maps of vast oceans https://phys.org/news/2025-10-world-largest-rays-extreme-depths.html

"#MantaRays are capable of diving to depths greater than 1,200 m, far deeper than previously thought... they usually initiated an extreme dive within a day after moving off the continental shelf and into deeper waters... they may use cues such as changes in magnetic field, or sample changes in oxygen, temperature, light levels... to build a mental map that helps them navigate"

World's largest rays may be diving to extreme depths to build mental maps of vast oceans https://phys.org/news/2025-10-world-largest-rays-extreme-depths.html

"#MantaRays are capable of diving to depths greater than 1,200 m, far deeper than previously thought... they usually initiated an extreme dive within a day after moving off the continental shelf and into deeper waters... they may use cues such as changes in magnetic field, or sample changes in oxygen, temperature, light levels... to build a mental map that helps them navigate"

Manta rays plunge 4,000 feet to chart long journeys across oceans

New research has found that oceanic manta rays, the largest ray species, can dive to extreme depths. International…
#NewsBeep #News #Wildlife #AU #Australia #deepdiving #electronictags #Energy&Environment #largestrayspecies #mantarays #oceanicmantarays #Science
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/217961/

Spotted Eagle Rays

via monamoni

#video
#MantaRays

Spotted Eagle Rays

via monamoni

#video
#MantaRays

Spotted Eagle Rays

via monamoni

#video
#MantaRays

Spotted Eagle Rays

via monamoni

#video
#MantaRays

Spotted Eagle Rays

via monamoni

#video
#MantaRays

A few recap thoughts on our Hawaiʻi trip and links to each day’s recap post.

https://orangegnome.com/posts/3602/hawaii-2025-roll-up

#Hiking #HawaiʻI #2025HawaiʻITrip #Kailuakona #Snorkeling #MantaRays #HawaiianFood #HiloHi #HawaiʻIVolcanoesNationalPark

A few recap thoughts on our Hawaiʻi trip and links to each day’s recap post.

https://orangegnome.com/posts/3602/hawaii-2025-roll-up

#Hiking #HawaiʻI #2025HawaiʻITrip #Kailuakona #Snorkeling #MantaRays #HawaiianFood #HiloHi #HawaiʻIVolcanoesNationalPark

A few recap thoughts on our Hawaiʻi trip and links to each day’s recap post.

https://orangegnome.com/posts/3602/hawaii-2025-roll-up

#Hiking #HawaiʻI #2025HawaiʻITrip #Kailuakona #Snorkeling #MantaRays #HawaiianFood #HiloHi #HawaiʻIVolcanoesNationalPark

A few recap thoughts on our Hawaiʻi trip and links to each day’s recap post.

https://orangegnome.com/posts/3602/hawaii-2025-roll-up

#Hiking #HawaiʻI #2025HawaiʻITrip #Kailuakona #Snorkeling #MantaRays #HawaiianFood #HiloHi #HawaiʻIVolcanoesNationalPark

A few recap thoughts on our Hawaiʻi trip and links to each day’s recap post.

https://orangegnome.com/posts/3602/hawaii-2025-roll-up

#Hiking #HawaiʻI #2025HawaiʻITrip #Kailuakona #Snorkeling #MantaRays #HawaiianFood #HiloHi #HawaiʻIVolcanoesNationalPark

Today was a full day of Sea Quest adventures. This morning we did a snorkeling outing, and tonight we saw manta rays.

https://orangegnome.com/posts/3534/hawaii-day-two-snorkeling-and-manta-rays

#Hawaii #2025HawaiiTrip #Snorkeling #SeaQuest #MantaRays

Today was a full day of Sea Quest adventures. This morning we did a snorkeling outing, and tonight we saw manta rays.

https://orangegnome.com/posts/3534/hawaii-day-two-snorkeling-and-manta-rays

#Hawaii #2025HawaiiTrip #Snorkeling #SeaQuest #MantaRays