Fishing Crew Finds Paper Nautilus | Buffalo News

A fishing crew off Newport Beach pulled up something truly bizarre—an argonaut, or paper nautilus, the only octopus that builds its own delicate, papery shell. Females secrete calcite from their arms to craft a floating home for their eggs, then curl up inside like a cozy underwater cocoon. Males? Tiny and shell-less. Ancient thinkers like Aristotle mistook their arms for sails, and social media erupted with guesses—some spot-on, others delightfully off. Rare, mysterious, and utterly captivating, this ocean oddity was likely released back into the wild, reminding us how much wonder still swims beneath the surface. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/836cbf1a2e1ca279