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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Nakupenda Beach Nature Reserve, Zanzibar, Tanzania
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Cross this bridge if you dare
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Black History Month
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Construction workers resting above Manhattan
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A universe underground
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Tree of many colors
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Why’s it called a spelling ‘bee,’ anyhow?
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Celebrating Pie Day is as easy as, well…
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World Maritime Day
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Ahh-tumn
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Oh, the places you’ll go
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Pollinator Week
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A crush in Lavaux
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Piazza IX Aprile, Taormina, Sicily, Italy
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Johnston Canyon in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
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Visiting a Maratha fortress
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Nighttime view over the Gulf Coast
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3, 2, 1 … Happy New Year!
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Playa del Amor, Marietas Islands, Mexico
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Life goes on at the Beatles Ashram
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Yi Peng Festival in Chiang Mai, Thailand
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Happy World Laughter Day
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When an ideal microclimate gives you lemons…
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Lavender fields in Plateau de Valensole, France
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The otherworldly red river
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The Pearl of Siberia
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Happy 50th for the National Trails System!
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Avatar Mountains, Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, China
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Islands that turned the tide
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Celebrating Take Your Dog to Work Day
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