Nautilus Shells 4-5” Tiger Striped Chambered lions paw The larger polyps are called

The larger polyps are called gastrozooid polyps

they do share some habits such as cementing themselves to rocks rather than attaching themselves by a byssus

The meat is edible and fishermen have been known to set traps for chambered nautilus baited with chicken

but also to sting and deflect any possible threats or attacks

Nautilus Shells 4-5” Tiger Striped Chambered lions paw The larger polyps are calledNautilus have a well developed nervous system and highly developed eyes. Surrounding the mouth are many tentacles. Nautilus are the only cephalopod to have a true external shell. Naturalists, mathematicians and physicists have been fascinated for years by the form of this shell. The spirally coiled, chambered shell is perfectly proportioned mathematically, a remarkable feat of natural engineering. Air is moved through the many chambers to control