I recently read on the web that blue is the least found color in nature, so I was curious how many organisms are actually blue. It doesn’t have to be a fully blue organism, but the primary color has to be blue. I’m guessing birds and arthropods are probably more commonly blue, but I’m interested i…

[original(1)] Most of the blue dragons and damsels in my files have already been mentioned, but not this ebony jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata) Also, it’s true that among terrestrial animals (unlike plants, and unlike aquatic organisms) purple is remarkably hard to find. In my local area the only …

My fav blue thing that I saw is probably this cobalt blue fungus (Terana coerulea). The deep blue it produces is so striking that it looks like a color that shouldn’t exist. [original] https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/259968491 Also, I love forget-me-nots, so I have to add one, but they…

Here are a few of mine: Back of a female Wood Duck [woodduck] Island Scrub Jay: [image] Black-throated Blue Warbler: [image]

Wow - what a gorgeous spider! Thanks for giving me a new one for my hope-to-see-someday list! :spider:

You’re Welcome any time. :grin:I see stuff on here everyday that I react by saying to myself " I want to see that".

[059] Pale Alpine Forget-Me-Not

[IMG_5801] We saw this Brandt’s Cormorant Urile penicillatus at La Jolla, California, in October.

What are some blue organisms you have photographed?

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What are some blue organisms you have photographed?

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