They found the tandem formation only significantly increases propulsion for the middle manta ray, whose performance directly determines the performance of the entire group. The two triangular ...

Manta rays spotted on Spanish beaches—could these majestic sea creatures be warning us of something deeper beneath the ...

Do manta rays benefit from collective motion? Studying how group dynamics affect manta rays' propulsion can help inform underwater vehicle operations Date: May 6, 2025 Source: American Institute ...

IT’S A NURSERY GROUND FOR YOUNG OR BABY MANTA RAYS. >> IN FACT FACT THIS GROUP THEY DISCOVERED YARDS OFF THE COAST IS EXCLUSIVELY JUVENILE RAYS. THEY ARE OFTEN CONFUSED FOR ADULTS BECAUSE WHEN ...

“I feel humbled and extremely lucky,” says Laine, who photographed him amid a group of seven other males, all of them vying for a female. (Read how manta rays form close friendships ...

Because manta rays are essentially giant moving water filters, researchers from MIT looked to them and other mobula rays (a group that includes mantas and devil rays) for inspiration when figuring ...

Right where he started, it would be hard to find a more excited group as Foster swam for his second Olympic medal than the watch party held by the Mason Manta Rays. Head to the video player at the ...

Honolulu-based engineering group PacMar Technologies is also performing Manta Ray tests with their own vehicle, part of a "new class of long-duration, long-range autonomous underwater vehicle ...

In nature, manta rays swim in numbers ranging from pairs all the way up to swarms of thousands. However, previous studies have only considered manta rays in pairs or on their own.

They found the tandem formation only significantly increases propulsion for the middle manta ray, whose performance directly determines the performance of the entire group. The two triangular ...