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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The Tour de France begins
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Red lechwe, Okavango Delta, Botswana
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Hoh Rain Forest, Olympic National Park, Washington
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J.R.R. Tolkien Day
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Autumn’s swan song
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Ring of fire solar eclipse
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Lower Antelope Canyon, Arizona
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Day of the Dead
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Short-beaked echidna, Adelaide Hills, Australia
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National Hammock Day
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An island for the birds
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Agüero, Huesca province, Spain
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The story of the poinsettia
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The ruins of a Maya superpower
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Bow Bridge in Central Park, New York City
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Carl Sagan Day
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European hedgehog in Sussex, England
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Happy Diwali!
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Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
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Honoring the fallen
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The scene of a literary crime
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A wassailing we go
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Not your average sandcastle
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Snow aglow in central Japan
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Is there a bug-egg emoji for this?
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