Fun fact, the mystery of the argonauts' shells (where they came from, whether the argonaut makes it herself, etc), which people have wondered about for thousands of years, was solved by a French woman (Jeanne Villepreux-Power) in the early 1800s before women were really allowed to be scientists. In her free time as a housewife, she observed them in the wild (this was back when only dead specimens were actually studied) and then built aquariums to watch them more closely. She watched a baby argonaut build its own shell, then pierced the shell of an adult and watched her repair it. Then, she broke off a piece of an adult's shell and offered it some other shell fragments, and the argonaut chose a suitable piece and used it to augment its own broken shell! She wrote a letter to her scientist friend, so he presented her findings to the scientific community and she was an immediate marine biology superstar. I can't imagine how exhilarating it must've felt to know she was maybe the first human to ever witness an argonaut making its own shell
I skippered prawn trawlers in AU for 16 years and in that time only found two paper nautilus in the catch. The shells were always empty and we're a treasured keepsake by any crew that found them.
I have a paper nautilus shell in my hand as I type this. Funny thing is, I found it ten or so meters in front of a sign saying "no taking any fossils stones or shells from beyond this point" or to that effect. I live in Geelong, Victoria, in Australia by the way
I think it's because the ocean is an alien environment for humans. We're just not built for it, at all. So it makes sense that humans would view it as weird. Everything that exists there is so very, very different than us that it borders on some sort of HP Lovecraft brand insanity.
Fun fact, the mystery of the argonauts' shells (where they came from, whether the argonaut makes it herself, etc), which people have wondered about for thousands of years, was solved by a French woman (Jeanne Villepreux-Power) in the early 1800s before women were really allowed to be scientists. In her free time as a housewife, she observed them in the wild (this was back when only dead specimens were actually studied) and then built aquariums to watch them more closely. She watched a baby argonaut build its own shell, then pierced the shell of an adult and watched her repair it. Then, she broke off a piece of an adult's shell and offered it some other shell fragments, and the argonaut chose a suitable piece and used it to augment its own broken shell! She wrote a letter to her scientist friend, so he presented her findings to the scientific community and she was an immediate marine biology superstar. I can't imagine how exhilarating it must've felt to know she was maybe the first human to ever witness an argonaut making its own shell
She was also the inventor of the glass aquarium, and the first person to record tool use in octopuses!
I skippered prawn trawlers in AU for 16 years and in that time only found two paper nautilus in the catch. The shells were always empty and we're a treasured keepsake by any crew that found them.
I find that absolutely fascinating mate
Thanks for that
Woah, i had no idea that they grew that shell
Are there any cephalopods that could be classified as anything but super cool??
Thanks for the video!
I think "super cool" is just a defining characteristic of them. ;)
I just recently came across these fascinating critters and they've quickly become one of my favorites. Thank you so much for the informative video!
So glad to hear you've found a new favorite animal!
I had no idea these things existed.
I love me some Cephalopods.
So very alien.
1:00 - 1:15 I used to fonund their shells all over Gulf of Alexandretta 15 years ago, dont see them around now.
Like always, very interesting!
So glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you!!
Thanks for watching!
Thats creature lifestyle reminds me of the blanket Octopus
What's going on in the pic at 1:18? The shell has split. Did she split it to push the eggs out?
nice vid!! as a child i found an argonaut shell in the mediterranian, but i dont know where it is now
Oh nice find! To bad it's lost
@@AnimalFactFiles I have a paper nautilus from a Mediterranean beach as well, is that unusual?
I have a paper nautilus shell in my hand as I type this. Funny thing is, I found it ten or so meters in front of a sign saying "no taking any fossils stones or shells from beyond this point" or to that effect. I live in Geelong, Victoria, in Australia by the way
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Why is the ocean so weird
I think it's because the ocean is an alien environment for humans. We're just not built for it, at all. So it makes sense that humans would view it as weird. Everything that exists there is so very, very different than us that it borders on some sort of HP Lovecraft brand insanity.
@@JohnSmith-mk1rj that makes sense
Im curious as to how they create and repair the egg chamber...where do they secrete the calcareous substance?
I am here because my mom bought squid from the supermarket, some of this squid has shell.
this is basically just a modern ammonite
Its A Type Of Octopus
They're both distant relatives either way, I own/have been given two 'shells' or them and have two fossilized ammonite shells so it's pretty cool tbh
I is a octopus Argonauta sp. The shell is a secretion that hardens.
Awesome video!😀 These cephalopods are so interesting and cool! Keep up the incredible work AFF!🤗
Yay thank you
Thank you for the awesome request! =D
So octopus with shells?
Sort of!
Marianne Moore's "The Paper Nautilus" brought me here. Thank you! That is a very helpful short video.
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İ found one at the beach in turkey agean sea
uhhhhhh idk what i just saw
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