Stingrays

This episode, join Kate and Matt as they take a deep dive into the world of Stingrays! The many species of stingray range so greatly in size and habitat, but they share some common incredibly cool features. Just how exactly do they hunt for their prey? How do they sense it? Of course, we also discuss the tragedy of Steve Irwin’s death. But just how dangerous are stingrays? What usually happens if you get stung by one, and what should you do? We also tackle a listener question about breathing and just how/why we breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide. How long does that whole process take? As always, you can find us @curiosityrat on twitter, instagram, and facebook, and send your listener questions in to curiosityrat@gmail.com We also have a Patreon! If you love our content and want to support us you can jump on to https://www.patreon.com/curiosityrat and become a patron. There is absolutely ZERO pressure but if you have as little as $1/month you can chuck it our way to help us out and show you appreciate all the time and effort that goes into making this show. Main Segment References: http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2009/long_nico/Adaptation.htm https://www.nature.com/articles/187957a0.pdf https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/joa.12342 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0944200613000871?via%3Dihub https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0944200611000973?via%3Dihub https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/7/6/2272 https://www.seaparadise.com/manta-ray-vs-stingray-9-key-differences-explained/#:~:text=Aside%20from%20their%20size%2C%20one,the%20base%20of%20their%20tail. https://www.seeker.com/stingrays-chew-their-food-like-mammals-2004274358.html https://theculturetrip.com/pacific/australia/articles/the-prehistoric-super-fish-7-facts-about-stingrays/ https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/smooth-stingray-dasyatis-brevicaudata-hutton-1875/ https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2013.0528 https://saveourseas.com/project/do-stingrays-have-superpowers/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-sharks-electric-sense/ https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2013Sci...340...66C/abstract https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.1230883 https://youtu.be/SSSpjXP6KNg https://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/stingrays-born-in-female-only-tank-20110810-1imik.html Listener Q References: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/oxygen-s-surprisingly-complex-journey-through-your-body-enda-butler https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF02111656 https://youtu.be/mZvzl8KH6iI https://www.almanac.com/fact/how-long-does-it-take-blood-to