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
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Christmas star lanterns, Germany
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Tigh Mor Trossachs on Loch Achray, Scotland
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Patriot Day
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Seville celebrates first world tour
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Chinese New Year
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International Day of Light
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Haghartsin Monastery, Armenia
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A summertime light show
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Atolls in the Maldives
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World Water Day
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And you thought moths were boring
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Best. Holiday. Ever.
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Blue hour in Trondheim, Norway
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National Mushroom Day
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Nighttime view over the Gulf Coast
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Southern gemsbok in the savannah, Botswana
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Badlands National Park in South Dakota
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We heart Berlin
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Star Wars Day
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Does this chameleon look a little insecure?
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Happy Mothers Day!
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International Whale Shark Day
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Feast of the Donkey
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Val Gardena, South Tyrol, Dolomites, Italy
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International Kissing Day
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Tesla, the visionary
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