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Why is blue such a rare color in nature?

Asked by El_Cadejo (34610points) February 17th, 2009

The blue foods question got me thinking about this. Aside from a select few, there arent many blue animals i can think of either.

After some google searching i came up with this “Blue is rare in living nature as it is a colour that is associated with organic molecules in alkaline conditions: few living systems have an alkaline chemistry.” I realize this statement pretty much answers my question, but can someone explain that to me a little more in depth?

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