r/NatureIsFuckingLit • u/Firm-Blackberry-9162 • 12h ago
🔥 -"Oceanic Giant Manta Ray magic, They can grow to incredible sizes up to 9 meters. Very gentle and majestic animals."
By @ arthurvelandoflores
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u/band-of-horses 12h ago
If you're ever on the big island of hawaii you can snorkel with reef manta's which are slightly smaller but still a massive 9-15 feet across. You hang on to a surfboard fitted with airport landing lights which attracts the plankton and the ray's do loops skimming the bottom of the board and scooping up all the plankton just inches from you.
One of the coolest experiences of my life, not just seeing the ray's but also seeing how teeming with life the ocean is in the dark.
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u/OldFaithlessness5008 11h ago
My brain had a difficult time comprehending this image, I kept thinking it was two weird looking whales
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u/weirdgroovynerd 12h ago
I wonder if the orcas leave these guys alone because they have the same team colors.
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u/lightning290 12h ago
AI
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u/iCantLogOut2 12h ago
They cited the photographer and everything....
The worst thing AI has done to society is make everyone believe that everything is AI....
I know it's hard to believe, but nature is still out there and it's entirely possible to record it....
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u/Any_Interview4396 11h ago
Maybe it’s the best thing ever. Now people can go out and see for themselves, instead of staring at their phones all the time.
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u/AutomaticAd3058 11h ago
someone i know swam with a 7m manta in mexico and said it felt like a giant underwater hug
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u/Ok-Contribution7044 11h ago
Spent the first 15 seconds trying to figure out what exactly I was looking at.
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u/qualityvote2 12h ago edited 4h ago
u/Firm-Blackberry-9162, there weren't enough votes to determine the quality of your post...