Stingray Behavior

Stingrays spend the majority of their time inactive, partially buried in sand, camouflated from predatory sharks and larger rays. Stingrays are carnivores. They feed at night and eat crabs, shrimps, worms, small bottom dwelling fish. Many rays have jaw teeth to crush mollusks. Stingrays cannot see their prey. They use the sense of smell and electro-receptors to detect it. When threatened, their primary reaction is to swim away. However, if attacked, stingrays will use their barbed stinger.