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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Valentines Day
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Ölüdeniz, Turkey
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National Public Lands Day
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Museum Mile Festival
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Happy Halloween!
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Yosemite National Park turns 132
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Autumn’s swan song
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El Valle de la Luna, Chile
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The Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Italy
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World Meteorological Day
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Blue hour in Trondheim, Norway
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Baddest of the badlands
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At the gates of the ksar
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Lavender fields in Plateau de Valensole, France
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Salmon migration in full swing
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A holiday beacon of light
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Blue-footed booby, Galápagos Islands
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A cozy winter village
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Gazing upon Portraits of Change
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A crush in Lavaux
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Least chipmunk, Kootenai National Forest, Montana
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A young jaguar on a riverbank, Pantanal, Brazil
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Wild and beautiful Alaska
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Leap day
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American robin
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Floating temples in the Land of Smiles
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Milky Way over Zabriskie Point, California
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Getting to the bottom of the underwater waterfall
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Twas a night just like tonight
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