A TikToker’s beachcombing adventure turned into a viral cautionary tale after she unknowingly picked up one of the deadliest creatures on Earth. Beckylee Rawls was tidepooling in Okinawa, Japan, when ...

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The Geographer Cone Snail, a beautiful but deadly ocean predator, uses a potent neurotoxic venom delivered via a harpoon-like tooth to paralyze prey instantly. While its sting can be fatal to humans, ...

Recently, Beckylee Rawls and her husband went tidepooling in Okinawa, Japan, where they live While exploring the pools, the project manager noticed something unusual: the top of a beautiful shell.

Cone snails may appear small and harmless, but some species possess an extremely potent venom used to immobilise prey. Found ...

Cone snails are marine gastropods whose venoms comprise a complex array of bioactive peptides, collectively known as conopeptides, with conotoxins representing a major disulphide‐rich subset. These ...

The textile cone snail is a beautiful but dangerous creature. Its venom can paralyze or even kill. Scientists are studying the venom's unique toxins. These toxins may lead to new painkillers and ...

Those who fly to tropical shores this Christmas in search of sea and sun may be unaware that an exotic shell picked from the beach could potentially bring relief to many thousands of people suffering ...

Researchers have found that variants of this cone snail venom could offer future possibilities for developing new fast-acting drugs to help treat diabetics. The tapered cone shell is popular among ...

Cone snails have inspired humans for centuries. Coastal communities have often traded their beautiful shells like money and put them in jewelry. Many artists, including Rembrandt, have featured them ...

As if drowning weren't enough, there are so many ways the ocean will end your life. Add to the lethal list of box jelly fish, blue ringed octopus, fugu and the always popular great white shark, the ...