Sing Ray

Sing rays gleefully dart through the trees of woodland areas in temperate locations. As they zip around, one can sometimes hear harp-like sounds emitting from them.

Basic Information

Anatomy

Sing rays have large membranous wings which originate near the base of their triangular heads and end just before a thin, whip-like tail. When their wings are fully extended, they appear like large sea-rays or angular butterflies. They mostly dart in quick bursts from branch to branch, but sometimes need to make a pivot mid-air. The "sing" part of their names comes from this sudden change in direction, as the gill-like slits in their flying wings open slightly and the wind rushing past them makes a sound like a quick strum of harp strings.

Growth Rate & Stages

by Leonardo.Ai, courtesy of Azothane

Flocks of sing rays tend to form around a "mother" or "matriarch" sing ray, a female of the species which grows much larger than others in the flock and acts as the leader. At times, such as when flocks grow to large, subsets of flocks break off from one another. Over time, a member of the flock without a matriarch will begin to undergo a gradual metamorphosis into the new matriarch for that flock.