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Cone snails have a large variety of shell colors and patterns, with local varieties and color forms of the same species often occurring. This variety in color and pattern has led to the creation of a large number of known synonyms and probable synonyms, making it difficult to give an exact taxonomic assignment for many snails in this genus.
Cone snails are typically not aggressive, so when humans are stung by them it's usually due to handling the snails. Cone snails have a small dagger like tooth that injects their prey with a "rapid-acting venom". [3] Mild stings feel similar to a bee sting with a burning or stinging sensation.
This one’s so fast and aggressive it doesn’t bother to build a web but just chases its prey down. It’s packing one of the most toxic spider venoms on the planet. ... Cone Snail ©O’KHAEN ...
Conus textile, the textile cone or the cloth of gold cone [3] is a venomous species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones. Textile cone snails live mostly in the Indian Ocean, along the eastern coast of Africa and around Australia. [4] Like all species within the genus Conus, these ...
Conus generalis, common name the general cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. [3] These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.
Conus striatus, common name the striated cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. [3] These snails are predatory and venomous. While they are piscivorous (eat fishes), they are capable of stinging humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all ...
Conus abrolhosensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones. [1] These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans.
Conus colombianus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones. [1] These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans.