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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Galeries Lafayette, Paris
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Seasonal lights dazzle in Japan
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Stuben am Arlberg, Austria
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Everglades National Park marks 90 years
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Earth at Perihelion
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National Bison Day
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Star Wars Day
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Bobbio, Italy
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National Park Week continues
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Looking back on 150 years of rail travel
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Bonifacio on the island of Corsica, France
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Chocolate Hills
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Exploring the wilder side of New York
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Silver-studded blue butterflies
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These laurels are hardy
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It s World Bee Day
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Mexico celebrates its Independence Day
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World Architecture Day
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Joshua Tree National Park
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A misty morning in Brazil
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Here’s looking at you, teachers
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Great hornbill, Thailand
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The Unfinished Obelisk near Aswan, Egypt
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Unbearable cuteness
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Grasmere, Lake District, Cumbria, England
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My my, it s Syttende Mai
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Indian Independence Day
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Celebrating sea otters
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Celebrating all things Austen
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Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia