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…

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

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/259933298 Blue starfish observed at low tide while camping on the Great Barrier Reef. [Blue starfish]

I’ve been waiting but no one else has posted the blue-footed booby. [image]

We saw this booby on the sandy beach to the south of Los Muertos Beach in Puerto Vallarta earlier this month (March 2025). [IMG_9627]

[image] lmtaylor: (Edit: I suppose the question is, what’s your favorite photo you’ve taken of a blue animal? Well, I have a whole heap of mediocre shots of bluets and forktails, so I guess the answer is “none so far, still hoping.” Flighty little guys they are.) That they are. Even so, I lov…

What are some blue organisms you have photographed?

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

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What are some blue organisms you have photographed?

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