Lakeland is located in Polk County, FL. The population is 100,009, making Lakeland the largest city in Polk County. There are 58 public schools in Lakeland with an average Homefacts rating of C+.
Please try again later. Swimming next to a manta ray is a great privilege, because she is one of the giants of the ocean, the manta rays can measure eight meters and weigh 1400 kilograms, recently we learned that they are family of sharks. We know very little about the manta ray, they are a mystery, because they can't live in an aquarium. The greatest danger to the manta ray is the fishing harpoon. But the manta rays are still a really mistery.
Description & Behavior. Giant mantas, Manta birostris (Walbaum, 1792), aka Atlantic mantas, devil rays, mantas and Pacific manta rays, are the largest of the rays and are closely related to sharks. These harmless, majestic creatures have short tails and no stinging spines. They are very acrobatic and are able to leap high from the water.