Comments on: Giant New England Devil Fish Found

By: mystery_man

mystery_man — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 15:41:06 +0000

Maohk Kiaayo- As frightening as these creatures may seem with their large size, “wings” and method of locomotion, they are actually quite harmless and pose a minimal threat to humans. I think you can rest assured that if you ever decide to swim with them, and I recommend you do, you’d be quite safe.

By: Maohk Kiaayo

Maohk Kiaayo — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 15:21:01 +0000

they are filter feeders and they feed by doing backflips under the water. I dont know if they were actually chasing the fish..unless they were really small. These things have always fascianted me I would love to swim with them but I think I would be scared out of my mind since they more or less “fly through the water” flapping their fins like a bird. Imagine that coming at you. 30″ across. WoooooWeeee.

By: twblack

twblack — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 09:41:31 +0000

Global warming?

By: youcantryreachingme

youcantryreachingme — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 23:19:45 +0000

I never knew they grew to 20+ feet!

By: Bob Michaels

Bob Michaels — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:19:19 +0000

About 43 yrs ago while Fishing in a small boat with my wife and a guide off Villa Pargarua in PR a school of Manta Rays swam by, one huge one leaped chasing schools of fish. i was amazed by the size.

By: mauka

mauka — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:13:12 +0000

I should show them the… 700 pound monster half yellow half blue lobster I found in Harpswell. Oh wait I ate it, so don’t come around looking for it. By the way Harpswell is more north then Boston for the geographically challenged. Still its a impressive size for a manta ray, ANd teh blurb about how large they can become shocked, be so they must weight over a ton and a half.

By: planettom

planettom — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 14:19:40 +0000

I remember years and years ago, my dad told me a story about a friend of his from work. They were out fishing in Moses Lake, a small lake/inlet off of Galveston Bay, just north of Galveston and Texas City, when a large manta ray appeared on the surface of the water trailing their boat. They said this thing was huge, followed them for a bit in the wake of the boat, then disappeared off into the depths of the lake and off into the bay. Amazing how big they get. Amazing creatures.

By: crypto-hunter465

crypto-hunter465 — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 12:56:28 +0000

That certainly is interesting, thanks for the article.