Extremeley rare prehistoric Paper Nautilus

Extremley rare squid also know as the Paper Nautilus(Argonaut). The shells are rareley found intact. To see one alive is extremeley rare. This one was found alive in a rock pool in a nature reserve in South Africa. More on this wikipedia page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argonaut_%28animal%29
Lets hope no ignorant tourist takes it out!

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[Mynearyd]

@squito94 That's probably because they are technically Octopi; they just happen to have a shell-like structure for brooding. Nautili were named after them.

[squito94]

They look more advance then the regular Nautilus since they appear to have chromataphores? close enough and they have suction cups and their eyes appear more developed like a Squid.

[FluffyJetProductions]

very beautiful animal...great capture

[walrustusking]

am i honestly the only one who thinks these amazing creatures are pokémon in disguise? i mean it even squirts water.

[AznTaggerXD]

aww it looks so cute :D

[ermaclob]

its trying very hard to get away. cool animal

[AllForTheGame]

what does it like to do for fun

[CrazyViper100]

Love the colours

[babybumbum1689]

Really beautiful,Thank You for posting, Jim.