Cone Snail Behavior and Physiology

The video explores the cone snail, a seemingly harmless marine creature with a deadly arsenal. It uses a siphon to detect prey and a harpoon loaded with neurotoxins to paralyze and capture its prey. The cone snail's hunting strategy involves burrowing in the sand and waiting for unsuspecting prey. Once the prey is paralyzed, the snail engulfs it whole. Despite its dangerous nature, the cone snail's appearance remains deceptively benign.

What is the function of the siphon in a cone snail?

• To protect the snail from predators

• To detect prey by inhaling water

• To store toxins

• To help the snail move

How many different toxins does a cone snail's harpoon contain?

• 100

• 75

• 150

• 50

What is the primary hunting method of some cone snails?

• Swimming rapidly towards prey

• Burrowing into the sand and waiting

• Chasing their prey

• Using camouflage to sneak up on prey

What happens to the fish after the cone snail injects its toxins?

• It is paralyzed

• It becomes immune to the toxins

• It attacks the snail

• It swims away quickly

How does the cone snail consume its prey after paralyzing it?

• It waits for it to decompose

• It tears it apart with its shell

• It engulfs and swallows it whole

• It chews it slowly

What change occurs in the cone snail's appearance after it has eaten?

• It becomes more colorful

• It appears less harmless

• It becomes transparent

• It grows larger