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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It s aboat time for the Barcolana
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Autumn in Piedmont
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Looking back on 150 years of rail travel
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Womens History Month
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Up on the glacier
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Hungarian Parliament Building, Budapest, Hungary
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20 years later
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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
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All Rhodes lead to the beach
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Santa Claus Village in Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland
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A tower of remembrance
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Wanderin Wawayanda
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Mountains fit for a queen
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Black History Month
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Mildred B. Cooper Memorial Chapel in Arkansas
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Autumnal equinox
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Swimming into the season
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It s tree-climbing season
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Keep watching the skies
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Short-eared owl
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White dunes, blue lagoons
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Put your helmet on, we’re going for a hike
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Bowling Ball Beach in Mendocino County, California
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Longer days mean warmer sand
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International Tea Day
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Art in the chapel
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Russell lupines, Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
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Shark Awareness Day
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Sutherland Falls in Fiordland National Park
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Castle on a hill
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