For example, the Atlantic stingray typically only measures 10 inches wide and weighs a mere five pounds. Yet, the short-tail stingray can reach up to 6.9 feet wide and weigh over 770 pounds.

Hugely popular nature conservationist Steve Irwin, known as the "Crocodile Hunter," was famously killed by a short-tail stingray - the largest stingray species in the world, with adults growing up ...

And although stingray tails have a fearsome reputation ... most stingrays have short, muscular tails that they use to flex venomous barbs. But myliobatid rays possess very different backsides.