Watch: Common Stingray Glides Through Local Waters

Local marine biologist Alan Deidun shared a video of a common stingray gliding (or flying?) through local waters.

The ‘boll’ or ‘ħamiema’, as it is known into anti Maltese, is one of the few ray species one can easily encounter during a snorkel over a sandy seabed.

‘Females bear 4–9 young twice per year in shallow water, after a gestation period of four months’, explained Deidun.

‘The common stingray can inflict a painful, though rarely life-threatening, wound with its venomous tail spine. During classical antiquity, its sting was ascribed many mythical properties.’

‘Growing to a maximum width of 1.4m and a maximum length of 2.5m, nocturnal and usually buried in sand during the day, frequents mainly shallow waters down to 60m.’

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