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To: FreedomCalls

Does the barb shoot off of the tail or stay attached???

3 posted on 09/08/2006 9:52:12 PM PDT by Suzy Quzy ("When Cabals Go Kabooms"....upcoming book on Mary McCarthy's Coup-Plotters.)

To: Suzy Quzy

I think it just breaks off after the tail impales it in something. I'm not really sure though.

4 posted on 09/08/2006 9:56:16 PM PDT by FreedomCalls (It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")

To: Suzy Quzy; FreedomCalls

Does the barb shoot off of the tail or stay attached???

According to Dr. Shipp, when a stingray strikes, it either removes its barb entirely, or breaks it off inside of the victim.

19 posted on 09/08/2006 10:30:12 PM PDT by DJ MacWoW (If you think you know what's coming next....You don't know Jack.)

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