We could perhaps fool you and claim you"re viewing a long-lost Jackson Pollock canvas, but it was Mother Nature who painted this blackfoot paua (aka rainbow abalone) shell. And modern art it ain"t: Fossils from similar marine gastropods date back at least 65 million years.
A shell of many colors
Today in History
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Frozen beauty
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It s Tolkien Reading Day
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Poinsettia Day
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How lovely are your branches
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Amphitheatre of El Jem, Tunisia
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Ice and Snow Sailing World Championships
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St. Patricks Day in County Waterford, Ireland
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Glacial spires in the fog
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Celebrating National Panda Day
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Queen Elizabeth s Platinum Jubilee
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Everest s shadow on the Himalayas
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That bill s just not going to fit
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A wild and scenic scene
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Gifford Pinchot National Forest
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It s Australia Day
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World Environment Day
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Last stop before leaving the solar system
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Moai statues on Easter Island, Chile
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A city of bridges
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Natural Bridges State Beach in Santa Cruz, California
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A yearly sign that spring has sprung
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Let’s go mothing
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Old Rock Day
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Boxing Day—a shopper’s delight
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World Reef Awareness Day
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Penguin Awareness Day
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One for the books
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Day of the Dead
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World Lion Day
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World Water Day