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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Patriot Day
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Golling Waterfall, Salzburg, Austria
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International Day for Biosphere Reserves
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Fiordland National Park, New Zealand
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World Water Day
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Welcome to El Cervantino
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Things are looking up
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You ve never seen anything like this
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The Easter Bunny’s story
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Yi Peng lantern festival, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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World Water Day
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Ring of Brodgar, Orkney, Scotland
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International Women s Day
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National Take a Hike Day
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The ruins of Italica, Andalusia, Spain
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International Tiger Day
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Make your way up a picturesque passageway of Chefchaouen
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Celebrating all things Austen
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Bukhansan National Park, South Korea
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Raise your hand for Teacher Appreciation Day
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Mackerel forming a bait ball to avoid predators
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Mount Segla, Senja Island, Norway
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First Cliff Walk
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It s a ruff life
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Windmills in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands
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It’s World Migratory Bird Day
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Venture into a prehistoric gallery of art
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World Laughter Day—it s a hoot
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Spring awakens
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