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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World Water Day
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Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, Italy
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The Door County Coastal Byway in Wisconsin
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Just another day in paradise
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Collared aracari in Costa Rica
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Happy World Laughter Day
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National Take a Hike Day
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Autumn in Alaska
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Womens History Month
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Le Beaujolais nouveau est arrivé!
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Behold the perfect cone
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Sunrise at Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
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International Geodiversity Day
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Three cheers for polar bears!
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Freshwater plants in Aquário Natural, Brazil
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Short-eared owl
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Extraterrestrial Culture Day
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Celebrating Chile’s Independence Day
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Happy Independence Day!
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Porto Timoni beach, Greece
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Moselle River loop near Kröv, Germany
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Art over Amalfi
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Here we honor the women who ve served
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Edinburgh Art Festival
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Panda Day
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Crimson-rumped toucanet in the Refugio Paz de Las Aves, Ecuador
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Mysterious prairie mounds abound
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A wheatear in Peak District National Park, England
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Point Reyes National Seashore in California
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Santa Claus Village in Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland
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