Latin Name: Conus textile
Common Name: snow cone gold
English name: Textile cone, Cone shell
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Conidae
Size: from 7 to 11 cm
place where the photos were taken: peninsula of Moalboal, Cebu, Philippines.
This kind of cone is the second most dangerous venom between the shells together with the "cousin" Conus geographus.
Like all conidia has a poisonous sting, located on the trunk, with which it defends itself from predators and hunting.
These shells with an original equipment capable of projecting a distance of several centimeters a small dart, similar to a spear, imbued with a powerful poison. The tremendous
These shells with an original equipment capable of projecting a distance of several centimeters a small dart, similar to a spear, imbued with a powerful poison. The tremendous
toxin acts on the nervous system, paralyzing the prey immediately, and could be lethal to humans, it seems that has caused numerous deaths among those who have inadvertently picked up.
These snails are voracious carnivores and feed on small fish, shrimp and more, living in the sand, water based and are quite common nell'Indopacifico.
These snails are voracious carnivores and feed on small fish, shrimp and more, living in the sand, water based and are quite common nell'Indopacifico.
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