We"re not sure whether it deserves the blue ribbon for most colorful stingray or most literal name, but there"s no doubt the bluespotted ribbontail ray is a standout. Shower it in accolades from a distance, though. Those bright blue polka dots are—as is the case with many brightly colored animals—a warning to predators that the ray"s stinging tail packs a potent poison.
Bluespotted ribbontail ray
Today in History
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Happy Fathers Day!
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Flock together for Cousins Day
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Winter in the Wild West
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A view fit for a queen
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Love blossoms
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‘The memory of Abraham Lincoln is enshrined forever’
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National Lighthouse Day
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The most wonderful day of the year. Period.
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Celebrating Chile’s Independence Day
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Global commerce in motion
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Mount Hood, Oregon
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Celebrating the UN’s International Day of Families
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Fibonacci Day
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Welcome to ‘Hollywood North’
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Haaga Rhododendron Park
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Mardi Gras flower power
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The tale of squirrels like Nutkin
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On a Healing Field for Veterans Day
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Jupiter and the Galilean moons
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What s cuter than nuzzling rhinos?
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Cannes, France, in the spotlight
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A shell of many colors
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International Museum Day
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Sea fireflies at the seashore
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Halo around the sun
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The perfect canvas for an ancient text
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A leafy seadragon in the waters off Wool Bay, Australia
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Honoring the rangers on World Ranger Day
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Does this chameleon look a little insecure?