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
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
-
In praise of bogs, swamps, and marshes
-
Ponta Delgada
-
Whangārei Falls in New Zealand
-
Clouds over the River of Grass
-
Dragons Eye, Uttakleiv Beach, Norway
-
A castle fit for a count
-
Yosemite National Park anniversary
-
What’s blooming in New Zealand?
-
3,000 years of history
-
International Sloth Day
-
Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, Germany
-
Ribblehead Viaduct, North Yorkshire, England
-
An uncommonly cool critter
-
Castle Frankenstein in Darmstadt, Germany
-
Aloe in bloom
-
International Cheetah Day
-
Pont Alexandre III, Paris, France
-
Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel and the Louvre Pyramid
-
World Lizard Day
-
It s Independence Day in Mexico
-
Celebrating Norwegian Constitution Day
-
National Park Week: Haleakalā National Park, Hawaii
-
An opulent backdrop for a historic event
-
Jaguar in the Pantanal wetlands
-
Macro photograph of a migrant hawker dragonfly
-
Redwood National and State Parks, California
-
Skagit Valley Tulip Festival
-
Red fox
-
Cheers! It’s National Wine Day
Bing Wallpaper Gallery

