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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Río Arazas in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, Spain
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Welcome to my neck of the woods
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Road-trip worthy attraction in the heartland
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Presidents Day
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Trullo buildings in Alberobello, Apulia, Italy
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The Unfinished Obelisk near Aswan, Egypt
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Tough turf
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Isla del Pescado on the Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia
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The Guggenheim Bilbao turns 25
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Surfer s paradise
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Avalanche Lake Trail at Adirondack High Peaks, New York
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Siblings Day
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The Blue City of Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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Icelandic horses, Iceland
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World Jellyfish Day
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Happy 300th, NOLA!
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Jamaica celebrates its independence
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Bardenas Reales Biosphere Reserve and Natural Park, Spain
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Pollinators: not to be sneezed at
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World Numbat Day
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Going with the floe
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Ring-tailed lemur
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Craig Goch Dam in the Elan Valley of Wales
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Speed skaters in the Gangneung Oval, Pyeongchang, South Korea
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Arches National Park, Utah
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At the gates of the ksar
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Summer huts in winter
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National Cherry Blossom Festival
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Mute swans
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You re feeling sleepy
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