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Created 7/4/2017
Family
Argonautidae
WARM SEAS WORLDWIDE
Argonauta argo
Bishop Museum |
Lanikai
Beach, O'ahu |
PAPER NAUTILUS
A small pelagic octopus creates this fragile egg case that rarely washes ashore intact. The largest shell is about 12 inches, but the animal itself is small; the largest females attain 4 inches, and short-lived males less than 1 inch. Animals are found attached to and often feed upon large jellies. The most common of six species. One of six species of which this is the most common. Hawaii & warm seas worldwide.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argonauta |
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