Argonauts actually make their ‘shells’ all by themselves. It’s these thin, spiralling constructions that were the inspiration for their other name the paper nautilus. Their paper-thin ‘shells’ make ...

This species of octopus is also known as the paper nautilus (the shell it builds to hold its eggs is made of paper-thin calcium carbonate). The Chinese name for the species translates to “white ...

Argonauts are commonly known as paper nautiluses because of the paper-thin egg case that females secrete, which looks like a nautilus shell. Male argonauts are 10 times smaller than females and have a ...

On the evening of January 25, while swimming with guests in Janao Bay, Anilao, the guides spotted a female Paper Nautilus (Argonauta hians) drifting gracefully through the waters. Wayne quickly ...