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Nautilus

Nautilus pompilius,

Description:

Fantastic 'floating' creature. Big shell with orange stripes on white. The bottom of the shell is lighter. It has eyes on the side of the head. Tentacles in front of his 'face'

Habitat:

Deep deep in the warmer oceans, Sometimes seen near the surface. These where in the aquarium in Bangkok :-(

Notes:

I have a love / hate relationship with aquariums , but getting the possibility to see some of these amazing creatures makes me forget the down side of it for a moment.

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8 Comments

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann a month ago

Beautiful!

KarenL
KarenL 12 months ago

Wow!

Blogie
Blogie a year ago

I feel the same way about aquariums.

Ava T-B
Ava T-B a year ago

These beautiful and ancient creatures are endangered because people love their shells so much: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/25/scienc...
Thanks for this lovely spotting!

Muckpuk
Muckpuk a year ago

Thanks Achmad! Changed it. Thank you Satyen and Alice. When in Bangkok check it out! Beautiful aquarium.

achmmad
achmmad a year ago

Perfect! But better for Nautilus (not Nautulus) at common name :)

I have seen a shell before, but not with an animal! Fantastic!

SatyenM
SatyenM a year ago

Really fantastic.

กรุงเทพมหานคร, กรุงเทพมหานคร, Thailand

Lat: 13.75, Long: 100.49

Spotted on Oct 21, 2010
Submitted on Feb 20, 2012

Spotted for mission

Reference

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