Stingray Spine (PDF File)
It has long been noted that the stingray spine appears in scenes depicting bloodletting rites (Joralemon 1974). For example, on Lintel 24 from Yaxchilan 'Ix-K'abal-Xook, kneeling in front of her husband the king 'Itzamnaah-B'ahlam the Great, pulls a thorn-lined rope through her mutilated tongue.
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The stingrays are a family— Dasyatidae —of rays, cartilaginous fishes related to sharks. They are common in coastal tropical and subtropical marine waters throughout the world, but the family also...
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The stingray's spine, or barb, can be ominously fashioned with serrated edges and a sharp point. The underside may produce venom, which can be fatal to humans, and which can remain deadly even after the stingray's death. ... Did you know? Ancient Greek dentists used the venom from the stingray's spine as an anesthetic.
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I regularly see small and medium stingrays in 30 to 60 cm of water in the Port Hacking estuary system south of Sydney. On one occasion I disturbed a 1 metre ray in 60 cm of water by paddling over its back. I have subsequently pondered whether the stingray spine is capable of penetrating the hull of sea kayak.
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The most distinctive features of this sting ray, among other Gulf of Maine fishes, are its very long, whiplash-like tail without dorsal fins, and the long, saw-edged spine or spines with which the upper side of its tail is armed.
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A stingray spine was found lodged in the scapula of a deceased 272 cm, male bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) from South Carolina (USA) following skeletal preparation, nearly 6 mo after necropsy.
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An unusual case report of a retained stingray spine foreign body in the foot is presented. The case is interesting in that the foreign body, although visualized on radiograph, was difficult to locate intraoperatively.
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