Friday Cephalopod: Here's looking at you

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Nautilus pompilius

Figure from Cephalopods: A World Guide (amzn/b&n/abe/pwll), by Mark Norman.

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How cute!

By Paguroidea (not verified) on 15 Sep 2006 #permalink

Has anyone answered the question of how similar current nautiloids are to the ancient nautiloids? Would it be wrong to consider this thing a living fossil?

By boojieboy (not verified) on 15 Sep 2006 #permalink

AND a photo showing all of the Nautilus, please?

As well as all the other remainig nautiloids....

By G. Tingey (not verified) on 15 Sep 2006 #permalink

So. I was using this as an icon, and someone assumed I read your blog, so then I read your blog.

And now I read your blog, and I thought you might appreciate the cephalopod art. The cephalopod invader one is kinda fun too.

Anyway, thanks for being vocal clever and spreading scientific love throughout the land.

By Jewbacchus (not verified) on 15 Sep 2006 #permalink

What no comment on the Lio strip today? Lio is seen letting his cephalopod play in a park pool in violation of the leash law. And, today, that cephalopod has binocular vision!