Snails with the largest eyes are keeping a lookout for predators, new research suggests. While the basic eyes of most snails look like small black dots, conch snails known as stro ...

Cone snail shells harbor an array of appendages, including a breathing tube or siphon (top), a proboscis (middle), and eyes (lower right). (Josh Cassidy/KQED) The high-speed action doesn’t stop with ...

Beach visitors are being warned not to touch or pick up a particular type of shell known as the cone snail, as its venom is powerful enough to cause instant paralysis and, in severe cases, even death.

Of the estimated eight groups of fish hunting cone snails, though, only half have been extensively studied. Among the least-studied lineages are the Asprella cone snails. They’re not shallow-water ...

They are just one of an enormous variety of eyes owned by molluscs - animals such as slugs, snails, oysters and octopuses - which demonstrate different steps in eye evolution. Although giant clams are ...

BEACHGOERS are being urged not to pick up a certain type of shell as its venom can cause instant paralysis – or even death.. Cone snails’ shells are narrow at the base and wide at the opposite ...

There are around 800 different species of cone snail. Each use different venoms to hunt. Research at University of Utah has found snail venom could possibly be used as a fast-acting insulin for ...

Most cone snail strikes hurt as much as a bee sting. A few can kill you though, like this geography cone, it has the most venomous sting in the world. Here's a tip: Don't go gathering these shells ...

Somatostatin venom analogs evolved by fish-hunting cone snails: From prey capture behavior to identifying drug leads. Science Advances , 2022; 8 (12) DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abk1410 Cite This Page : ...