A textile cone hunts other snails. Its proboscis contains a harpoon, loaded with a powerful venom called conotoxin. It paralyzes its prey so it can be sucked from its shell and devoured.
All Posts Tagged With: "snails"
The Venom Cure: Video: Cone Shell Conotoxins
The Venom Cure: Cone Shell Cures
One of the most promising new venom-derived drugs actually comes from a very modest-looking sea snail.
Secret Garden: Production Credits
Life is no picnic:amidst the carefully planted flowers and neatly clipped grass there lies a hidden world which is revealed in the NATURE program SECRET GARDEN.
Secret Garden: Additional Web and Print Resources
Life is no picnic:amidst the carefully planted flowers and neatly clipped grass there lies a hidden world which is revealed in the NATURE program SECRET GARDEN.
Secret Garden: Backyard Biodiversity
Life is no picnic:amidst the carefully planted flowers and neatly clipped grass there lies a hidden world which is revealed in the NATURE program SECRET GARDEN.
Secret Garden: The Home Gardener
Life is no picnic:amidst the carefully planted flowers and neatly clipped grass there lies a hidden world which is revealed in the NATURE program SECRET GARDEN.
Secret Garden: Introduction
Life is no picnic:amidst the carefully planted flowers and neatly clipped grass there lies a hidden world which is revealed in the NATURE program SECRET GARDEN.



(5 votes)






