UMary Allen
Imitha ziintlanzi ezicaba. Bahlala kuzo zonke iilwandle zehlabathi naselwandle olunzulu. Zinemizimba ecaba kakhulu kunye nemisila emide, ebhityileyo. Umzimba, intloko kunye namaphiko amakhulu zidityanisiwe. Ngoko kubonakala ngathi yonke into "isiqwenga esinye".
Imitha inokukhula ukuya kutsho kwiimitha ezilithoba ubude. Umlomo, iimpumlo, neentunja zilapha ngaphantsi. Phezulu kukho amehlo kunye nemingxuma yokufunxa apho amanzi angena khona ukuze aphefumle. Kwicala elingasentla, imitha inokutshintsha umbala ukuze ifane nomgangatho wolwandle. Le yindlela abazifihla ngayo. Imitha itya iimbaza, oononkala, intlanzi, iurchins yolwandle, intlanzi kunye neplankton.
Imitha ziintlanzi ze-cartilaginous. Amathambo akho awenziwanga ngamathambo kodwa enziwe intlala. Ngokomzekelo, sine-cartilage kwii-auricles zethu. Kukho iintsapho ezingama-26 ezineentlobo ezingaphezu kwama-600 ezahlukeneyo zemitha. I-stingrays ine-stinger enobuhlungu ekupheleni komsila wabo.
Phantse yonke imitha emincinci iqandusela ngaphakathi kumzimba kamama, kunye nosapho olunye lwemitha ebeka amaqanda. I stingrays ukusuka kwenye intsapho eyaziwa ngokuba stingrays. Babetha ispike sabo emzimbeni nasentloko, behlaba abo bachasene nabo. Kuphuma ityhefu eludongeni.