Huldra Forsvant (Theodor Kittelsen)

Huldra Forsvant (Theodor Kittelsen)
Huldra Forsvant (Theodor Kittelsen)

Thursday, January 24, 2008

The Nautilus


Thought to be basically unchanged for millions of years, the Nautilus is sometimes called a "living fossil". It has two pairs of gills, nine teeth, and up to ninety tentacles! An Australian species can reach a diameter of 26.8cm, and can have a life-span of twenty years.

How many are Your works, O Lord! In wisdom You made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures. There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number- living things both large and small. There the ships go to and fro, and the leviathan frolic there. These all look to You to give them their food at the proper time. When You give it to them, they gather it up; when You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good things. (Psalm 104:24-28)

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