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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Can you see the family resemblance?
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A Carpathian Christmas celebration
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International Day for Monuments and Sites
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Visiting the Mamanuca Islands for Fiji Day
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Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act anniversary
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Grab onto the handlebars, kid
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A little blue
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New Orleans for Mardi Gras
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International Nurses Day
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A Portuguese fort takes a star turn
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A learning garden
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Happy birthday to the Peak!
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Mount Hamilton, near San Jose, California
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St. Michaels Mount in Marazion, Cornwall, England
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A sleeping green giant
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Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico
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Global commerce in motion
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The Spirit of Harlem by Louis Delsarte
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St. Patricks Day in County Waterford, Ireland
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National Aviation Day
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A different view of sharks
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Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, Minnesota
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Schönbrunn Palace Park, Vienna, Austria
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Celebrating a young girl s age-old discovery
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Bridge of Hillsborough County
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Grand finish of Le Tour
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Heavens Gate Cave, Tianmen Mountain National Park, China
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Thomas Edison s bright idea
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Salzburg, Austria
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Travel Sunday: On the Ganges in Varanasi, India
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