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- "I got a chambered nautilus! Who loses? Not us! Just go with it..." —New Leaf
The chambered nautilus is a benthic creature introduced in New Leaf and New Horizons. Diving is the only way of capturing it. In {NL}}, when donated to the museum, it can be found in one of the three cylindrical tanks independent of the main deep sea creature tank.
Donation to the museum
In New Leaf
In New Leaf, an information board in the aquarium will list information about this creature.
"These creatures are related to both octopuses and squids and originated about 60 million years ago. They have air and body fluid in their shells and move by adjusting the amount of body fluid inside. This allows them to either float or sink depending on the situation they find themselves in. They have nearly 90 tentacles that can stick out from under their shells to grab on to rocks or prey."
In Animal Crossing
In Animal Crossing, Blathers states that the chambered nautilus is the closest alive relative to the ammonite upon donating the ammonite to the museum.
In New Horizons
Upon donation or selecting "Tell me more about this!", Blathers the curator will say:
"The chambered nautilus is perhaps best known for its gorgeous shell. Not only does this shell's interior shine with a pearly luster, it features a near-perfect natural spiral. But those aren't the chambered nautilus's only bragging rights. This cephalopod can have up to 90 tentacles, it's said! These arms come coated with a sticky substance that helps the nautilus capture its prey... Which is far better than using them for overly long hugs, I say."
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- Main article: Chambered nautilus on Wikipedia
The chambered nautilus, Nautilus pompilius, is the best-known species of nautilus. The shell, when cut away, reveals a lining of lustrous nacre and displays a nearly perfect equiangular spiral, although it is not a golden spiral.
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