The shell is actually an egg incubator. Females make it themselves by secreting a form of calcium, creating a paper-like shell (hence the name, paper nautilus). Once complete, the female lays her eggs ...
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 ...
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 ...
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