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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Antarctica Day
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Long-eared owl in the Czech Republic
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Keyholes to the kingdom
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Riding the bore tide at Turnagain Arm, Cook Inlet, Alaska
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It s National Hispanic Heritage Month
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Spotted eagle rays in the Galápagos Islands
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Perfect timing
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‘Ciao’ from Varenna
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The cycle begins anew
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Megalong Valley, Blue Mountains National Park, Australia
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Saint Andrews Day
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Short-eared owl
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Protecting endangered giants
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Big wheels on a big mountain
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Tracking ships on the Day of the Seafarer
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Groundhog Day
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La Geria wine region, Lanzarote, Canary Islands
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Tigh Mor Trossachs on Loch Achray, Scotland
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Panda Day
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Marine Day in Japan
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International Tiger Day
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Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes in Death Valley National Park, California
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Who s hiding in the kelp?
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Earth Day and National Park Week
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The Wave at Coyote Buttes
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National Bison Month
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A house of grand scale(s)
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An ice cap-puccino
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Abraham Lake, Alberta, Canada
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International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend
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