Nautilus

(and Nautilius EV)

Classification

I became fascinated with the Nautilus after watching excerpts of footage from the Nautilus live expeditions (more on that later). A bit of backstory: The name "Nautilus live expedition" comes from Jules Verne's novel 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. The ship, E/V (exploration vessel) Nautilus, was named by Dr. Robert Ballard, the founder of the Ocean Exploration Trust, in reference to the novel's iconic submarine from the book.

Here are some photos from the Nautilus live expeditons, ranging from 2008-2023. The Nautilus live expeditions started in 2008 and has been going on for 15 years. All Seagoing operations are planned in conjunction with federal agencies, marine sanctuaries, media organizations, and research institutes and are dedicated to ocean exploration and research. They share their most interesting discoveries with the public.

This is an image of one of the under-water cameras that they use

Here are a couple links of some excellent videos of these scientists commenting on spectacular creatures. I love their true enthusiasm for these animals. Sometimes even they aren't sure what some of the animals are from the get-go which shows how vast the ocean is.

Common siphonophore