Cone Snails: Versatile Hunters

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High School — GeneralHigh School — AP/IBCollege
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Dr. Jason Biggs of the University of Guam Marine Laboratory discusses the anatomy of cone snails and introduces us to a variety of cone snail species with different tactics to hunt and capture their prey.

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Conus, evolution, gastropod, marine biology, mollusk, neurotoxin, paralysis, predator, prey, venom

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