Nautilus

Nautilus Facts!

• Nautiluses have up to 90 tentacles.
• They’ve been around over 480 million years, cruising deep ocean reefs even before the time of dinosaurs. 
• Nautilus eggs are similar in size, shape and appearance to a bulb of garlic.
• Much like zebras, nautiluses can be individually identified based on their striped shell patterns. Their stripes are fixed, but they stretch out as they grow. 
• A nautilus may live more than 20 years — a very long time compared to other cephalopods.