Friday Cephalopod: It's all those little tentacles, insinuating into crevices

Sanity-saving tip: never visualize a nautilus from the perspective of its prey.

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Are you saying this naughty nautilus is going all evil Uncle Ernie on that crab?
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Is the crab dead or alive (or a molt)? Most current observations suggest nautilus eat very few (if any) live prey. They may be opportunistic but it appears they are primarily scavengers.