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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Tulips, Netherlands
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Groovy!
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Tasiilaq, Greenland
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Happy World Laughter Day
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It s Mountain Day in Japan
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International Womens Day
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Discovery Day in Yukon, Canada
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A traboule in Lyon, France
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National Blueberry Day
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Edinburgh Art Festival
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Have a ‘beary’ good Earth Day
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Decorating for Diwali
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Bird s-eye view on World Environment Day
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Totally Thames Festival, London
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World Otter Day
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Aloe in bloom
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Thick-billed raven, Simien Mountains, Ethiopia
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Daylight saving time begins
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The Girl Scouts celebrate 110 years
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Monarch butterflies, Pismo Beach, California
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Everyone s watching the Perseids
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An uncommonly cool critter
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Happy Fathers Day!
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National Roller Coaster Day
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It s aboat time for the Barcolana
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Old underground cellar, Bavaria, Germany
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Avatar Mountains, Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, China
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Womens History Month
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Basking in the glow
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A Bengal tiger in Ranthambore National Park, India
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