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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A house of grand scale(s)
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Old man s whiskers growing wild
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A memorial in Germany
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International Day of Friendship
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A legend and a legendary home
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The story of the poinsettia
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International Surfing Day
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Wildcat in a winter wonderland
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Presidents Day in America’s front yard
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Longtailed widowbird at Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa
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Cape Town at dusk
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An island for the birds
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Congratulations, 2019 Nobel Prize laureates!
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Swim city
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Sydney Harbour Bridge in Sydney, Australia
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In the Garden of Europe
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Lunar eclipse
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A dying breed of tree thrives in an American park
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Cheetah mother and cub
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Get the bear facts
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It s Census Day—make it count
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Buddha in the roots of a tree, Ayutthaya, Thailand
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Boxing Day in East Yorkshire, England
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Black grouses lekking
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Celebrating Flag Day
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Glendurgan Garden hedge maze is 186 years old
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Traveling warblers
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Groovy!
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Oktoberfest begins
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The Aomori Nebuta Festival parade, Japan