> BM> I don't believe they "shoot" barbs; as I understand
it, the tail ends
 > are
 > BM> barbed and excrete poison; what the ray does is to flick his tail and
 > stab
 > BM> it.

 > So this flick will penetrate the ribcage and put the
 > barb into the heart?

My assumption is that the barb entered between or under the ribs.

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