World Octopus Day Oct 8, 2022

World Octopus Day

One of the least understood of sea creatures, this glass octopus lives in the depths of the ocean where sunlight can"t reach, about 3,000 feet down. Glass octopuses are rarely seen and difficult to observe, but they"re a great example of the diversity of the order Octopoda, which we"re celebrating today on World Octopus Day. The observance comes around, appropriately, every Oct 8.

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Today in History

Oct 8, 2018Float on
Oct 8, 2019Let s celebrate cephalopods
Oct 8, 2020An underwater rainbow
Oct 8, 2021An uncommonly cool critter
Oct 8, 2023World Octopus Day
Oct 8, 2024World Octopus Day
Oct 8, 2025World Octopus Day

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