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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Native American Heritage Day
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World Turtle Day
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Aerial view of the Colorado River Delta in Mexico
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Happy Fathers Day!
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It s ∞ Day!
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Penguin Awareness Day
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Andean cocks-of-the-rock, Ecuador
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It’s Draw a Bird Day
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What kind of bird laid these eggs?
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The largest living organism on Earth
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Mount Rainier National Park
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