ESL General English Grammar Questions

Re: stingray vs manta ray

Anonymous — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:29:41 GMT

The manta ray in shaped just like the stingray, but it has two giant feelers on the front of its face. Also unlike the stingray, the manta ray does not have a stinging spine on the end of its tail. When a manta ray is at a juvenile age it has multiple white dots covering its back,

Re: stingray vs manta ray

Tanit — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:30:02 GMT

Hi Vincent,

When I come across the name of an animal or a plant in English, dictionaries are usually not of great help.
In such cases, I usually look them up in Wikipedia. For instance, here's the page on "Stingray" and here's the one on "Manta Ray."
If you're lucky (as I am), in the bottom left-hand side of the page you'll find a link to a similar page in your language, which will enable you to see what they are called in your own language.

Another tool you might find useful is "Google Images." Here are some pictures of Manta Rays, and here some of Stingrays.

Re: stingray vs manta ray

Vincent Teo — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:41:49 GMT

Can Anyone show me the picture? I'm not very clear..

Re: stingray vs manta ray

Vincent Teo — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:42:04 GMT

Can you show me the picture? I still not very clear about it. I have search through internet, but... it's same.

Can find the picture for me ? thanks!!

Re: stingray vs manta ray

Feebs11 — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:56:38 GMT

They are totally different animals. There are very many different types of stingrays in two genuses: Himantura and Dasyatis - which characteristically have a poisonous stinging mechanism in their tails. Manta rays have only one genus, Manta, with three species identified. They do not have a tail or sting.

stingray vs manta ray

Vincent Teo — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:03:08 GMT

Are they same ? I search from the internet. I saw the picture that they are almost same. Am I right?