They camouflage and hide in the shallows, possessing a weapon that has been known to cause fatal injuries – it’s no wonder stingrays have a bad reputation.
But a Griffith University researcher is hoping to change that, one of only a handful of people in the country studying the marine creatures known to have delivered nasty stings.
PhD student Ciaran Hyde has spent most of her research career working with sharks but said rays were now the new shark, making their way into the public arena more as evidence emerges they are one of the most threatened species in the world.
While Queensland is home to the majority of the country’s species – 13 of which are in the southeast – little is still known about many of our stingray species compared to the more well-known and tourist-friendly manta rays.
Ms Hyde has designed her own tracking tags, based on a model which has
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