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
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International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples
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International Day for Monuments and Sites
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Winter in the Finnish wilds
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Inside the Oculus
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Carnival comes to Olinda
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Can you see the family resemblance?
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Umschreibung by Olafur Eliasson in Munich
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