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The octopus is a pretty odd animal under even the most ordinary circumstances – or ordinary by octopus standards, at least. So when folks start calling out one type of octopus as the strangest, there’s probably something special about it. And the argonaut, also known as the paper nautilus, lives up to the hype.
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Correction:
1:21 Argonauts are not the only pelagic octopuses! There are others, including Japetella diaphana and the blanket octopus.
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Sources:
discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/inside-the-brain-of-an-octopus
https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/invertebrates/how-octopuses-and-squids-change-color
blog.nature.org/2021/05/24/meet-the-argonaut-the-worlds-weirdest-octopus
tolweb.org/Argonauta
daily.jstor.org/paper-nautilus-octopus-of-the-open-sea
sciencealert.com/scientists-think-theyve-cracked-the-mystery-of-the-argonaut-octopus-and-its-shell
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rspb.2016.2818
academic.oup.com/gbe/article/14/11/evac140/6730389
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9635632
archive.org/details/hallofshells00hard/page/84/mode/2up
mdpi.com/2073-4352/10/9/839
https://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/history_anim.9.ix.html
jstor.org/stable/4095022
link.springer.com/article/10.1134/S0001437018010101
https://museumsvictoria.com.au/media/7994/063-104_mmv77_finn_4_web.pdf
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/bies.201100001
octonation.com/how-an-argonaut-shell-is-spun-out-of-their-arms
animaldiversity.org/accounts/Argonauta_nodosa
jstor.org/stable/27862405
doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.cub.2009.10.052
sciencefriday.com/articles/the-seamstress-and-the-secrets-of-the-argonaut-shell
octonation.com/how-male-argonauts-taught-scientists-about-octopus-sex
nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/facts/argonaut
octonation.com/should-you-pick-up-an-octopus-hitchhiker
instagram.com/p/CiAuIPlhVrQ
play.google.com/store/books/details/Mermaids_and_Monsters?id=-LzZDgAAQBAJ&hl=en_CA&pli=1
oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/37578/7/2071.pdf
instagram.com/p/C5QJY12uXHi
lindaiphotography.com/ngg_tag/pelagic-octopus
nature.com/scitable/topicpage/cephalopod-camouflage-cells-and-organs-of-the-144048968
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9635632
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9635652
academic.oup.com/icesjms/article/67/7/1494/661868?login=false
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Thumbnail image by Frank Krasovec
inaturalist.org/observations/220706860
Images:
docs.google.com/document/d/1j6BNAE0lflK4P6xxFYBjzvso2Kz2577GeCtu-OdvMps/edit?usp=sharing
Check out Manta Sleep here tinyurl.com/54xsxtt4 and make sure to use bizarrebeasts for 10% off your order! And then, take a nap!
The octopus is a pretty odd animal under even the most ordinary circumstances – or ordinary by octopus standards, at least. So when folks start calling out one type of octopus as the strangest, there’s probably something special about it. And the argonaut, also known as the paper nautilus, lives up to the hype.
Do you need your own Argonaut? https://complexly.store/products/bb-february-25-argonaut
Subscribe to the pin club here: https://complexly.store/products/bizarre-beasts-pin-subscription
This month's pin is designed by Riley Samels. You can find out more about them and their work here: instagram.com/rileyalwayssmiley
You can cancel any time by emailing hello@dftba.com
Correction:
1:21 Argonauts are not the only pelagic octopuses! There are others, including Japetella diaphana and the blanket octopus.
Follow us on socials:
Twitter: twitter.com/bizarrebeasts
Instagram: instagram.com/bizarrebeastsshow
Facebook: facebook.com/BizarreBeastsShow
#BizarreBeasts #octopus
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Sources:
discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/inside-the-brain-of-an-octopus
https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/invertebrates/how-octopuses-and-squids-change-color
blog.nature.org/2021/05/24/meet-the-argonaut-the-worlds-weirdest-octopus
tolweb.org/Argonauta
daily.jstor.org/paper-nautilus-octopus-of-the-open-sea
sciencealert.com/scientists-think-theyve-cracked-the-mystery-of-the-argonaut-octopus-and-its-shell
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rspb.2016.2818
academic.oup.com/gbe/article/14/11/evac140/6730389
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9635632
archive.org/details/hallofshells00hard/page/84/mode/2up
mdpi.com/2073-4352/10/9/839
https://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/history_anim.9.ix.html
jstor.org/stable/4095022
link.springer.com/article/10.1134/S0001437018010101
https://museumsvictoria.com.au/media/7994/063-104_mmv77_finn_4_web.pdf
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/bies.201100001
octonation.com/how-an-argonaut-shell-is-spun-out-of-their-arms
animaldiversity.org/accounts/Argonauta_nodosa
jstor.org/stable/27862405
doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.cub.2009.10.052
sciencefriday.com/articles/the-seamstress-and-the-secrets-of-the-argonaut-shell
octonation.com/how-male-argonauts-taught-scientists-about-octopus-sex
nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/facts/argonaut
octonation.com/should-you-pick-up-an-octopus-hitchhiker
instagram.com/p/CiAuIPlhVrQ
play.google.com/store/books/details/Mermaids_and_Monsters?id=-LzZDgAAQBAJ&hl=en_CA&pli=1
oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/37578/7/2071.pdf
instagram.com/p/C5QJY12uXHi
lindaiphotography.com/ngg_tag/pelagic-octopus
nature.com/scitable/topicpage/cephalopod-camouflage-cells-and-organs-of-the-144048968
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9635632
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9635652
academic.oup.com/icesjms/article/67/7/1494/661868?login=false
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Thumbnail image by Frank Krasovec
inaturalist.org/observations/220706860
Images:
docs.google.com/document/d/1j6BNAE0lflK4P6xxFYBjzvso2Kz2577GeCtu-OdvMps/edit?usp=sharing
