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 wild, craggy corner of the United States
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World Jellyfish Day
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Siblings Day
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A bridge of Madison County
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New beginnings
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The city of Osaka at night, Japan
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Art in the high desert
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Kelp buddies
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Green fields of grain
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Chicagohenge
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Winter solstice
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3, 2, 1 … Happy New Year!
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An Alpine fairy-tale castle
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Ostuni, Apulia, Italy
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World Rivers Day
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Wooden path to Kennedy Lake, Vancouver Island, Canada
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Joshua Tree National Park, California
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Summer winds down in the Hamptons
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Sea Otter Awareness Week
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The mighty, mighty mushroom
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Broken Beach in Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia
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An old celebration for a new season
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International Zebra Day
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Who left the tub running?
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Chapel of St. Michel on Lake Serre-Ponçon, Hautes-Alpes, France
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There’s treasure in them thar hills
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The mountaintop of toppled gods
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In the Highlands for Saint Andrew s Day
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World Elephant Day
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Star Wars Day