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Female paper nautilus octopus – Moonlit Voyager

Argonauta argo, Atlantic Ocean, Cephalopods: Cephalopoda, Florida, Invertebrates, LIFE STAGES, less than 1 inch, Laz Ruda, Lazaro Ruda Wildlife Photographer, Mollusks: Mollusca, Nautiluses: Nautiloidea, OceanWildlifePhoto.com, PHOTO TYPE, night dive, Paper Nautilus: Argonautidae, SIZE, macro, TheLivingSea.com, West Palm Beach, [LOCATION], [MARINE LIFE], blackwater, larvae, chromatophores, common paper nautilus: Argonauta argo, female, less than 1 inch, macro, marine, marine life, ocean, portrait, underwater, underwater photo

The female paper nautilus’s delicate, paper-like shell is more than just a pretty home – it’s also a clever tool that helps her float and dive in the open sea. By trapping air inside the shell, she can control her buoyancy, even while carrying up to 20,000 eggs, and live freely in the ocean without needing to settle on the sea floor.