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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It s National Mushroom Month!
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Earth Day
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The circular castle of Cornwall
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Overlooking the Douro
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Cross this bridge if you dare
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It s a ruff life
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Green fields of grain
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Here we honor the women who ve served
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National Park Week: Canyonlands National Park, Utah
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Celestial Spain
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Fiesta at Siesta
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Remembering the Velvet Revolution
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A city, a cliff, a canyon…and cheese
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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Merry and bright
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In honor of those we ve lost
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Books for children of all ages
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They’re grrrape!
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Atlanta Botanical Garden
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Super sandy Sweet 16
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Observing World Braille Day in Bavaria
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Look to the north sky tonight for the Perseids
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Summer solstice
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Hidden beauty in Thailand
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A Great view from above
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Celebrating the UN’s International Day of Families
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A fair that s star-studded
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Tigh Mor Trossachs on Loch Achray, Scotland
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A meerkat stands alone
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Cape Town at dusk