A young #argonaut #octopus (aka “paper #nautilus”) hitches a ride atop a muave stinger #jellyfish.
#papernautilus #symbiosis #muavestinger #🐙 #🪼 #blackwater #blackwaterphotography #blackwaterdiving #chrisgug #gugunderwater #gug #kumejima #okinawa #marinelife
#papernautilus #symbiosis #muavestinger #🐙 #🪼 #blackwater #blackwaterphotography #blackwaterdiving #chrisgug #gugunderwater #gug #kumejima #okinawa #marinelife
October 17, 2025 at 1:11 PM
A young #argonaut #octopus (aka “paper #nautilus”) hitches a ride atop a muave stinger #jellyfish.
#papernautilus #symbiosis #muavestinger #🐙 #🪼 #blackwater #blackwaterphotography #blackwaterdiving #chrisgug #gugunderwater #gug #kumejima #okinawa #marinelife
#papernautilus #symbiosis #muavestinger #🐙 #🪼 #blackwater #blackwaterphotography #blackwaterdiving #chrisgug #gugunderwater #gug #kumejima #okinawa #marinelife
Paper nautilus octopus love to ride around the open ocean and stick to things, as this very lucky camera man learned the hard way (“they had to be peeled off the camera body and returned to the pod”)
Listen with sound up for adorable bonks. 🧪🌊🐙🦑🌿
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-4J...
Listen with sound up for adorable bonks. 🧪🌊🐙🦑🌿
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-4J...
Paper nautilus sighting off California
YouTube video by Dam Nguyen
www.youtube.com
June 17, 2025 at 7:52 AM
A pea-sized #Argonaut #octopus hitches a ride on a chain of cloned #salps, as they drift through the open #ocean together.
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#papernautilus #nautilus #cephalopod #blackwater #blackwaterdiving #blackwaterphotography #gug #chrisgug #gugunderwater #comensalism #symbiosis
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#papernautilus #nautilus #cephalopod #blackwater #blackwaterdiving #blackwaterphotography #gug #chrisgug #gugunderwater #comensalism #symbiosis
May 11, 2025 at 11:28 AM
A pea-sized #Argonaut #octopus hitches a ride on a chain of cloned #salps, as they drift through the open #ocean together.
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#papernautilus #nautilus #cephalopod #blackwater #blackwaterdiving #blackwaterphotography #gug #chrisgug #gugunderwater #comensalism #symbiosis
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#papernautilus #nautilus #cephalopod #blackwater #blackwaterdiving #blackwaterphotography #gug #chrisgug #gugunderwater #comensalism #symbiosis
Cool new behavior caught on video!
This is a special type of octopus known as a #papernautilus (aka #argonaut) and her shell is a little less than 5cm. Watch as she extends and retracts her fleshy mantle - at the end, she rapidly retracts it all!
#blackwater #blackwaterdiving
This is a special type of octopus known as a #papernautilus (aka #argonaut) and her shell is a little less than 5cm. Watch as she extends and retracts her fleshy mantle - at the end, she rapidly retracts it all!
#blackwater #blackwaterdiving
July 27, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Cool new behavior caught on video!
This is a special type of octopus known as a #papernautilus (aka #argonaut) and her shell is a little less than 5cm. Watch as she extends and retracts her fleshy mantle - at the end, she rapidly retracts it all!
#blackwater #blackwaterdiving
This is a special type of octopus known as a #papernautilus (aka #argonaut) and her shell is a little less than 5cm. Watch as she extends and retracts her fleshy mantle - at the end, she rapidly retracts it all!
#blackwater #blackwaterdiving
A paper nautilus (aka Argonaut) riding atop a jellyfish. Obviously, the nautilus gets protection from the stinging jellyfish, but is that where the relationship ends?
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#nautilus #papernautilus #argonaut #octopus #jellyfish #blackwater #scubadiving #gugunderwater #chrisgug #gug
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#nautilus #papernautilus #argonaut #octopus #jellyfish #blackwater #scubadiving #gugunderwater #chrisgug #gug
April 6, 2025 at 2:15 PM
A paper nautilus (aka Argonaut) riding atop a jellyfish. Obviously, the nautilus gets protection from the stinging jellyfish, but is that where the relationship ends?
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#nautilus #papernautilus #argonaut #octopus #jellyfish #blackwater #scubadiving #gugunderwater #chrisgug #gug
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#nautilus #papernautilus #argonaut #octopus #jellyfish #blackwater #scubadiving #gugunderwater #chrisgug #gug
A pea-sized #Argonaut octopus rides atop a stinging #siphonophore through the nighttime open ocean.
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Shot several miles off West Palm Beach, FL, USA.
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#papernautilus #nautilus #cephalopod #plankton #blackwater #blackwaterphotography #blackwaterdiving #gug #chrisgug #gugunderwater #underwater
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Shot several miles off West Palm Beach, FL, USA.
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#papernautilus #nautilus #cephalopod #plankton #blackwater #blackwaterphotography #blackwaterdiving #gug #chrisgug #gugunderwater #underwater
March 2, 2025 at 12:35 PM
A pea-sized #Argonaut octopus rides atop a stinging #siphonophore through the nighttime open ocean.
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Shot several miles off West Palm Beach, FL, USA.
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#papernautilus #nautilus #cephalopod #plankton #blackwater #blackwaterphotography #blackwaterdiving #gug #chrisgug #gugunderwater #underwater
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Shot several miles off West Palm Beach, FL, USA.
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#papernautilus #nautilus #cephalopod #plankton #blackwater #blackwaterphotography #blackwaterdiving #gug #chrisgug #gugunderwater #underwater
What looks like a bebeh #octopus is actually a full-grown male paper #nautilus, riding atop of a mauve stinger #jellyfish.
Shot using #scuba, while drifting in the open #ocean, far from shore, over the deep abyss, at night.
#papernautilus #cephalopod #symbiosis #blackwater #blackwaterdiving
Shot using #scuba, while drifting in the open #ocean, far from shore, over the deep abyss, at night.
#papernautilus #cephalopod #symbiosis #blackwater #blackwaterdiving
June 9, 2026 at 11:37 AM
What looks like a bebeh #octopus is actually a full-grown male paper #nautilus, riding atop of a mauve stinger #jellyfish.
Shot using #scuba, while drifting in the open #ocean, far from shore, over the deep abyss, at night.
#papernautilus #cephalopod #symbiosis #blackwater #blackwaterdiving
Shot using #scuba, while drifting in the open #ocean, far from shore, over the deep abyss, at night.
#papernautilus #cephalopod #symbiosis #blackwater #blackwaterdiving
comic commish for @papernautilus.bsky.social 💕 tysm for the request THIS WAS SO FUN!!
(cw: CNC, dommy exarch)
(cw: CNC, dommy exarch)
August 13, 2025 at 1:44 AM
comic commish for @papernautilus.bsky.social 💕 tysm for the request THIS WAS SO FUN!!
(cw: CNC, dommy exarch)
(cw: CNC, dommy exarch)
Why walk when you can ride?
A tiny #Argonaut #octopus rides atop a #siphonophore. Unlike most other octopuses, argonauts will never crawl along the sea floor - instead, they’ll remain #pelagic.
#papernautilus #argonauta #🐙 #cephalopod #chrisgug #gug #gugunderwater
A tiny #Argonaut #octopus rides atop a #siphonophore. Unlike most other octopuses, argonauts will never crawl along the sea floor - instead, they’ll remain #pelagic.
#papernautilus #argonauta #🐙 #cephalopod #chrisgug #gug #gugunderwater
February 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Why walk when you can ride?
A tiny #Argonaut #octopus rides atop a #siphonophore. Unlike most other octopuses, argonauts will never crawl along the sea floor - instead, they’ll remain #pelagic.
#papernautilus #argonauta #🐙 #cephalopod #chrisgug #gug #gugunderwater
A tiny #Argonaut #octopus rides atop a #siphonophore. Unlike most other octopuses, argonauts will never crawl along the sea floor - instead, they’ll remain #pelagic.
#papernautilus #argonauta #🐙 #cephalopod #chrisgug #gug #gugunderwater
might i introduce you to everything papernautilus has written archiveofourown.org/users/papern...
July 21, 2026 at 6:47 PM
might i introduce you to everything papernautilus has written archiveofourown.org/users/papern...
This is a paper nautilus, an open-ocean octopus that creates a delicate, paper-thin shell for protection and buoyancy. They live off the coast of California in the ocean’s twilight zone, where faint light filters through the midwater. 🌊🦑 #TwilightZone #PaperNautilus #DeepSea #California
August 24, 2025 at 1:07 AM
This is a paper nautilus, an open-ocean octopus that creates a delicate, paper-thin shell for protection and buoyancy. They live off the coast of California in the ocean’s twilight zone, where faint light filters through the midwater. 🌊🦑 #TwilightZone #PaperNautilus #DeepSea #California
i'm naut aka papernautilus, i wrote quite a lot of #wolgraha fanfiction a couple years ago, among other things. check the ratings. lately i've been into #solavellan and #ghoulcy. archiveofourown.org/users/papern...
November 17, 2024 at 4:23 AM
i'm naut aka papernautilus, i wrote quite a lot of #wolgraha fanfiction a couple years ago, among other things. check the ratings. lately i've been into #solavellan and #ghoulcy. archiveofourown.org/users/papern...
archiveofourown.org/works/69240401 now in a 3.5k oneshot.
keep your starlight, pull your strings. - papernautilus - Final Fantasy XIV [Archive of Our Own]
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
archiveofourown.org
August 15, 2025 at 12:40 AM
archiveofourown.org/works/69240401 now in a 3.5k oneshot.
🖤 of a love so careworn. 🩹
⚠️7.2 spoilers. f!wol/g'raha tia one-shot.
mature; 2.4k; no archive warnings apply.
#wolgraha #ffxivfanfic #nautwrites #7.2spoilers
archiveofourown.org/works/64321960
⚠️7.2 spoilers. f!wol/g'raha tia one-shot.
mature; 2.4k; no archive warnings apply.
#wolgraha #ffxivfanfic #nautwrites #7.2spoilers
archiveofourown.org/works/64321960
of a love so careworn. - papernautilus - Final Fantasy XIV [Archive of Our Own]
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the
Organization for Transformative Works
archiveofourown.org
March 31, 2025 at 11:39 PM
🖤 of a love so careworn. 🩹
⚠️7.2 spoilers. f!wol/g'raha tia one-shot.
mature; 2.4k; no archive warnings apply.
#wolgraha #ffxivfanfic #nautwrites #7.2spoilers
archiveofourown.org/works/64321960
⚠️7.2 spoilers. f!wol/g'raha tia one-shot.
mature; 2.4k; no archive warnings apply.
#wolgraha #ffxivfanfic #nautwrites #7.2spoilers
archiveofourown.org/works/64321960
A pea-sized #Argonaut octopus rides atop a stinging #siphonophore through the nighttime open ocean.
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Shot several miles off West Palm Beach, FL, USA.
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#papernautilus #nautilus #cephalopod #plankton #blackwater #blackwaterdiving #gug #chrisgug #gugunderwater #octopus
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Shot several miles off West Palm Beach, FL, USA.
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#papernautilus #nautilus #cephalopod #plankton #blackwater #blackwaterdiving #gug #chrisgug #gugunderwater #octopus
March 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
A pea-sized #Argonaut octopus rides atop a stinging #siphonophore through the nighttime open ocean.
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Shot several miles off West Palm Beach, FL, USA.
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#papernautilus #nautilus #cephalopod #plankton #blackwater #blackwaterdiving #gug #chrisgug #gugunderwater #octopus
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Shot several miles off West Palm Beach, FL, USA.
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#papernautilus #nautilus #cephalopod #plankton #blackwater #blackwaterdiving #gug #chrisgug #gugunderwater #octopus
THE QUEEN HERSELF THE @papernautilus.bsky.social wrote me an Oschon/Noel fic for secret santa!! I'M SCREAMING!! I'M CRYING!! I'M THROWING UP!! 🔆💕🍃
archiveofourown.org/works/61720564
archiveofourown.org/works/61720564
once bitten, twice shy. - papernautilus - Final Fantasy XIV [Archive of Our Own]
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the
Organization for Transformative Works
archiveofourown.org
December 28, 2024 at 2:13 AM
THE QUEEN HERSELF THE @papernautilus.bsky.social wrote me an Oschon/Noel fic for secret santa!! I'M SCREAMING!! I'M CRYING!! I'M THROWING UP!! 🔆💕🍃
archiveofourown.org/works/61720564
archiveofourown.org/works/61720564
🍸come on out from underneath who you were. ⛈️
⚠️ 7.2 spoilers ahead. a sphene/g'raha tia one-shot.
rated G; no archive warnings apply; 2.8k.
yes, really.
archiveofourown.org/works/64176904
#ffxivfanfic #7.2spoilers #grahasphene #nautwrites
⚠️ 7.2 spoilers ahead. a sphene/g'raha tia one-shot.
rated G; no archive warnings apply; 2.8k.
yes, really.
archiveofourown.org/works/64176904
#ffxivfanfic #7.2spoilers #grahasphene #nautwrites
come on out from underneath who you were. - papernautilus - Final Fantasy XIV [Archive of Our Own]
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the
Organization for Transformative Works
archiveofourown.org
March 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
🍸come on out from underneath who you were. ⛈️
⚠️ 7.2 spoilers ahead. a sphene/g'raha tia one-shot.
rated G; no archive warnings apply; 2.8k.
yes, really.
archiveofourown.org/works/64176904
#ffxivfanfic #7.2spoilers #grahasphene #nautwrites
⚠️ 7.2 spoilers ahead. a sphene/g'raha tia one-shot.
rated G; no archive warnings apply; 2.8k.
yes, really.
archiveofourown.org/works/64176904
#ffxivfanfic #7.2spoilers #grahasphene #nautwrites
all the stars, fearlessly bright. an anya-centric #mouthwashing fic. #WRITERSHARE
March 17, 2025 at 2:21 PM
all the stars, fearlessly bright. an anya-centric #mouthwashing fic. #WRITERSHARE
The crew welcomes papernautilus! 🎂🎉
papernautilis is a Tulpar writer! naut writes for a variety of fandoms! We're so glad to have them on board the crew! Go check them out @papernautilus.bsky.social !
#mouthwashing #fanzine
papernautilis is a Tulpar writer! naut writes for a variety of fandoms! We're so glad to have them on board the crew! Go check them out @papernautilus.bsky.social !
#mouthwashing #fanzine
August 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The crew welcomes papernautilus! 🎂🎉
papernautilis is a Tulpar writer! naut writes for a variety of fandoms! We're so glad to have them on board the crew! Go check them out @papernautilus.bsky.social !
#mouthwashing #fanzine
papernautilis is a Tulpar writer! naut writes for a variety of fandoms! We're so glad to have them on board the crew! Go check them out @papernautilus.bsky.social !
#mouthwashing #fanzine
my most recent which has certainly gotten so much love but I'm just tickled I was able to write a dynamic I'd found old and tired in a fresh new way after 5 years. #wolexarch ##nautwrites
August 21, 2025 at 9:04 PM
my most recent which has certainly gotten so much love but I'm just tickled I was able to write a dynamic I'd found old and tired in a fresh new way after 5 years. #wolexarch ##nautwrites
Read the fic here!!
YOU MUST!
YOU MUST!
how you've haunted me so stunningly. - papernautilus - Final Fantasy XIV [Archive of Our Own]
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
archiveofourown.org
July 8, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Read the fic here!!
YOU MUST!
YOU MUST!
HE IS SO HANDSOMEEEEE papernautilus single handedly feeding us amazing ideaS!!!!!
*RACES TO TABLET* ILL BE BACK!!!
*RACES TO TABLET* ILL BE BACK!!!
July 25, 2025 at 2:57 AM
HE IS SO HANDSOMEEEEE papernautilus single handedly feeding us amazing ideaS!!!!!
*RACES TO TABLET* ILL BE BACK!!!
*RACES TO TABLET* ILL BE BACK!!!
for my part i'll include my rahacest fic, which includes the exarch beating his younger self to death. i really need to expand my repertoire of torturing g'raha... i love psychologically torturing him but i need to actually whump him proper. archiveofourown.org/works/64679287
awake, o sleeper. - papernautilus - Final Fantasy XIV [Archive of Our Own]
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
archiveofourown.org
July 1, 2025 at 2:03 AM
for my part i'll include my rahacest fic, which includes the exarch beating his younger self to death. i really need to expand my repertoire of torturing g'raha... i love psychologically torturing him but i need to actually whump him proper. archiveofourown.org/works/64679287