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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Storks ready for takeoff
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World Migratory Bird Day
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Oh, happy day!
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Jackie Robinson Day
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National Trails Day
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Field of Light at Sensorio by Bruce Munro
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The citadel in Bonifacio, Southern Corsica, France
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Spine-cheeked anemonefish in Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
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Badlands National Park turns 44
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The desert blooms
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Corfu at night, Greece
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National Hispanic Heritage Month
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Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, Utah
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Racing toward history
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Horsetail Fall in Yosemite National Park, California
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The persistence of Perito Moreno
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A tower of light
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Wild and beautiful Alaska
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Milford Sound/Piopiotahi rainforest in New Zealand
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A Christmas market with a long history
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Castle Frankenstein in Darmstadt, Germany
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‘Fringe’ takes center stage as Edinburgh celebrates the arts
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Fog above the forest
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Hang Sơn Đoòng Cave, Vietnam
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Welcome to ‘Hollywood North’
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Islands that turned the tide
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Did it see its shadow?
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Lionfish off the coast of Indonesia
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Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau castles, Bavaria, Germany
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Put your flippers in the air…
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