1. Not a nautilus The paper nautilus (Argonauta spp.) is actually an octopus. 2. The shell The shell is actually an egg incubator. Females make it themselves by secreting a form of calcium, creating a ...

While on Muizenberg Beach, Dr Tess Gridley, the principal scientist and co-founder of the environmental conservation organisation Sea Search, encountered a paper nautilus octopus. Also known as ...

The female nautilus, also known as an argonaut, is an octopus that constructs its own ornate shell or egg case from a substance it secretes from two of its eight tentacles. From a distance, the shells ...

Octopuses in the genus Argonauta have shells on their body It is only the females that carry a shell The shell also plays the role of an egg case A tiny octopus with a shell of its own has puzzled ...

The argonauts are a group of octopuses unlike any other. The females secrete a thin, white, brittle shell called the paper nautilus. Nestled with their arms tucked inside this beautiful, translucent ...

Argonauta Argo is an octopus but not quite the typical one. Even the sound of its name suggests that it is more intriguing than you would expect. The female species can create a protective shell for ...