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22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Female Nautilus attached to a salp

In the night in open waters many organisms are coming up from the deep in search for nutriments and attired by the light, especially during full moon. That's when you can find the strangest animal in larval state. This is a female Nautilus wandering the ocean attached to a salp.

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Date Taken: 04.2024
Date Uploaded: 12.2024
Photo Location: Anilao, Philippines
Copyright: © Stefano Colombo