Plankton Feeders
by Aaron Whittemore
Title
Plankton Feeders
Artist
Aaron Whittemore
Medium
Photograph - Photographic Images
Description
The Hawaiian Manta Ray generally grows to about 10 feet or 3 meters wide. Mantas are plankton feeders, filtering rich zooplankton from the sea. This photograph was taken at night off Kona, Hawaii.
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December 17th, 2013
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Comments (19)
Gales Of November
That is absolutely amazing! Incredible. Definitely passing this on to friends. V/F
Andrew James
Hi again Aaron my brother in law lives in New Zealand, he was half scared to death when a manta passed over his head whilst taking a photo it was so massive it blotted the sun out for a second with its shadow. Huge fish. Great shot as ever LF
Aaron Whittemore replied:
Andrew, they are massive indeed, but also harmless,unless they run into you of course. Thanks for the exciting story of the encounter, and also for your gracious comments and support.