crawling along the ocean floor is a cone snail
it looks harmless but appearances can be
it looks harmless but appearances can be deceiving four tubes jut out from its
deceiving four tubes jut out from its
deceiving four tubes jut out from its shell the long one at the top is a
shell the long one at the top is a
shell the long one at the top is a siphon which it uses to inhale water and
siphon which it uses to inhale water and
siphon which it uses to inhale water and detect prey the smaller ones on either
detect prey the smaller ones on either
detect prey the smaller ones on either side are its eye stocks and in the
side are its eye stocks and in the
side are its eye stocks and in the middle a deadly proboscis
concealed within the tip is a lethal
concealed within the tip is a lethal weapon a harpoon loaded with the
weapon a harpoon loaded with the
weapon a harpoon loaded with the neurotoxic mix so complex there is no
neurotoxic mix so complex there is no
neurotoxic mix so complex there is no anti-venom to thwart it
it’s armed with at least a hundred
it’s armed with at least a hundred different toxins more than any other
different toxins more than any other
different toxins more than any other creature
when some cone snails go hunting they
when some cone snails go hunting they like to burrow into the sand and wait
like to burrow into the sand and wait
like to burrow into the sand and wait when a meal happens by the cone snail
when a meal happens by the cone snail
when a meal happens by the cone snail fires its harpoon the poisons quickly
fires its harpoon the poisons quickly
fires its harpoon the poisons quickly paralyze the fish once its prey is
paralyze the fish once its prey is
paralyze the fish once its prey is helpless the cone snail retracts it
helpless the cone snail retracts it
helpless the cone snail retracts it through its proboscis until it engulfs
through its proboscis until it engulfs
through its proboscis until it engulfs the fish swallowing it whole
the snail is no longer hungry and its
the snail is no longer hungry and its appearance no longer harmless
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