You might look twice if you passed by this Technicolor sea creature gliding through the ocean water. In celebration of World Octopus Day, we"re marveling at a photograph of the rarely seen blanket octopus, near Palm Beach, Florida. The blanket octopus gets its common name from the sheets of webbing that stretch between some arms of the female, like the one pictured here. When threatened, it spreads out its arms, creating a blanketlike silhouette to intimidate would-be attackers.
An underwater rainbow
Today in History
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Today is World Refugee Day
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National Llama Day
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King of the dinosaurs
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Ides of March
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D-Day remembered
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Feelin groovy on Record Store Day
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Burns Night in Scotland
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Mexico celebrates its Independence Day
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Holi festival
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Travel Sunday: Liverpool
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World Lion Day
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Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
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Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
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National Audubon Society s Christmas Bird Count
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Finding a balance between wetlands and water treatment
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Surfer s paradise
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Birds and bees, and why they re so important
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Veterans Day
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Staircase of turquoise pools
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Ring-tailed lemur
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Aýna, Albacete, Spain
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Where the glow of the holidays lingers
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Village of Saranac Lake, New York
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Freeloaders of the avian world
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It s tree-climbing season
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Its Halfway Day!
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Astronomy Day
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National Moth Week
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Keep your hands inside the ride at all times…
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Marine Corps War Memorial, Arlington, Virginia
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