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Argonaut egg case

Leeds Museums & Galleries

Leeds Museums & Galleries
United Kingdom

This beautiful object looks like a shell, but is actually the egg case of an Argonaut, a type of octopus. The female Argonaut secretes the egg case from special tentacles. She lays her eggs in it, and also shelters in it herself.

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  • Title: Argonaut egg case
  • Subject Keywords: Eggs
  • Type: Egg case
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