Tails and safety

[mermaidwhisperer]

I'm a newbie and I'm mega curious about this tail thing. My most pressing question is-are they dangerous to wear in the water?
I really don't know anything on the subject, but I'm a surfer and I've always been told to avoid wearing anything bright, sparkly or shimmery in the ocean. All of my swimsuits are monochromatic colours so Mr Tiger Shark (and it's normal for the shark-people to catch at least 5 on the drum lines a week where I surf) doesn't mistake me for dinner.
So are they something you have to be cautious about? I'd love to be a mermaid...but not a lure!

[Echidna]

Dangerous as in, referring to only sharks?
I'm not so sure either (is there a record kept of mermaids with extra shiny tails being attacked by sharks?...),
but there are as many tail colours as there are mers, so if you want to play it safe, maybe get one that isn't super shiny (and preferably not seal-shaped).

Serious shark attacks come from below, and since the light is above, all the shark can see of you is the silhouette anyways.
I'm not sure colours matter at all- weren't sharks found to be colourblind recently?-, maybe with "bright and shiny", they were thinking of glitter and sequins.
However, I'm pretty sure if a shark is really hungry and decides to have a swimmer for his meal, he won't care at all what the guy is wearing.

Unless it's a thick scuba suit. Sharks have taste buds in their skin, and neopren apparently is not to their liking. :p

[Mermaid Kalliope]

The only "attack" I know of involving mermaids was with Hannah Fraiser. A blue shark, I believe, decided she looked tastey and bit her fluke. It immediately let go when it realised she wasn't food. She wasn't harmed and kept swimming. :-)

If you're truly worried, just wear blue. Predators have trouble seeing that colour, heck, most ocean critters can't see blue well.

Hope That helps!

[mermaidwhisperer]

Yep that's the colour I wear!
Yeah I think they're colourblind, you're not supposed to wear high contrast colours...but there are so many differing opinions on the matter.

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