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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World Lion Day
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International Day for Monuments and Sites
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National Rivers Month
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Little Pigeon River, Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee
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Honoring our veterans
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Palazzo Zuccari, Rome
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Après-ski in the Dolomites
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World Migratory Bird Day
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Welcome to ‘Hollywood North’
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Sleep tight, little hedgehog
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Castle Day Japan
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In memory of those lost
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Knuthöjdsmossen, a nature reserve in Sweden
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Grand Canyon National Park anniversary
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Fibonacci Day
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Salzburg, Austria
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Arbor Day
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Lake Pehoé, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
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Ancient theater of Epidaurus, Greece
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World Philosophy Day
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Bukhansan National Park, South Korea
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Golden Bridge, Bà Nà Hills, Da Nang, Vietnam
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Dubrovnik, Croatia
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A field of English lavender
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Bonifacio on the island of Corsica, France
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A bird of beauty
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A visionary artist paints his own garden view
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Floating market, Kaptai Lake, Bangladesh
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Anniversary of the British Museum
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Feeling lazy? Today s your day.
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