World Octopus Day 8 Oct 2026

Something has clearly crossed a line. Off the coast of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, this octopus has adopted a defensive posture that says: whatever is approaching should reconsider its life choices.

© Gabriel Barathieu/Minden Pictures

palette

Today in History

See-through cephalopod
8 Oct 2023World Octopus Day
8 Oct 2024World Octopus Day
8 Oct 2025World Octopus Day

More Desktop Wallpapers:

15 Oct 2026Market Square from the Witches Bridge, Wroclaw, Poland
Pick your paradise
A longstanding ode to love
19 Sept 2026Oktoberfest, Germany
Starry, starry night
A breathtaking cave when it’s cold
30 Jul 2025International Day of Friendship
2 Jun 2026Highway through Xitai Jinaier Lake, Qinghai Province, China
On the edge
King of the jungle? Nope
10 Jul 2026Llanthony Priory, Black Mountains area, Monmouthshire, Wales
27 Dec 2024Lake Bled, Slovenia
18 Jun 2024Snæfellsnes, Iceland
17 Jan 2024Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany
29 Oct 2024Great horned owl
3 Nov 2024International Day for Biosphere Reserves
24 Sep 2024Skaftafell, Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland
22 Jul 2025Badlands National Park, South Dakota, United States
25 Sep 2023Sea otters
3 Dec 2025Sandhill cranes, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, USA
25 Aug 2026Aerial view of surfers, Santa Catarina, Brazil
21 Dec 2023Ljubljana, Slovenia
15 Apr 2024World Art Day
20 Mar 2025Spring equinox
10 Nov 2023Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA
Night outside the museum
26 Mar 2024Vinh Hy Bay, Vietnam
Waterborne wizardry
26 Feb 2026Grand Canyon and the Colorado River, Arizona, United States
18 Feb 2026Przewalskis horses