Cone Shells

Textile Cone (Conus textile) foraging through sand.
Textile Cone (Conus textile) foraging through sand. single one alone lonely isolated individual crustacean shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic small tiny minute minuet miniscule diminutive macro micro little minor minature miniature petite puny danger dangerous killer kill predator predater maneater hunt hunter carnivour carnivor carnivore threat threaten toxic toxicity poison poisonous danger dangerous kill killer death poisoning killing sting stings stinger stinging stingers toxic toxin poison poisonous poisonos mollusc molluscs shell shells search searching Molluscs |Textile Cone (Conus textile)

Marbled Cone Shell (Conus marmoreus) foraging across reef rubble at night with sensory siphon extended.
Marbled Cone Shell (Conus marmoreus) foraging across reef rubble at night with sensory siphon extended. Gastropoda gastropod gastropods shell shells mollusc molluscs triangle pattern toxic toxicity poison poisonous danger dangerous kill killer death poisoning killing sting stings stinger stinging stingers toxic toxin poison poisonous poisonos coneshell cone-shell |Marbled Cone Shell (Conus marmoreus)

Cone Shell (Cymbiola vespertilio) with sensory siphon extended.
Cone Shell (Cymbiola vespertilio) with sensory siphon extended. Conidae Gastropoda single one alone lonely isolated individual gastropod gastropods shell shells mollusc molluscs shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield catch catching hunt hunting hunter gather gathering forage foraging eat eating eater caught stalking stalker stalk predator menace menacing menaced spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor |Cone Shell (Cymbiola vespertilio)

Cone Shell (Cymbiola vespertilio) with sensory siphon extended.
Cone Shell (Cymbiola vespertilio) with sensory siphon extended. Conidae Gastropoda single one alone lonely isolated individual gastropod gastropods shell shells mollusc molluscs shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield catch catching hunt hunting hunter gather gathering forage foraging eat eating eater caught stalking stalker stalk predator menace menacing menaced spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor |Cone Shell (Cymbiola vespertilio)

Cone Shell (Cymbiola vespertilio) with sensory siphon extended.
Cone Shell (Cymbiola vespertilio) with sensory siphon extended. Conidae Gastropoda single one alone lonely isolated individual gastropod gastropods shell shells mollusc molluscs shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield catch catching hunt hunting hunter gather gathering forage foraging eat eating eater caught stalking stalker stalk predator menace menacing menaced spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor |Cone Shell (Cymbiola vespertilio)

Cone Shell (Cymbiola vespertilio) with sensory siphon extended hunting smaller cone shells on sandy sea bed.
Cone Shell (Cymbiola vespertilio) with sensory siphon extended hunting smaller cone shells on sandy sea bed. Conidae Gastropoda single one alone lonely isolated individual gastropod gastropods shell shells mollusc molluscs shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield catch catching hunt hunting hunter gather gathering forage foraging eat eating eater caught stalking stalker stalk predator menace menacing menaced spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor |Cone Shell (Cymbiola vespertilio)

Cone Shell (Cymbiola vespertilio) with sensory siphon extended.
Cone Shell (Cymbiola vespertilio) with sensory siphon extended. Conidae Gastropoda single one alone lonely isolated individual gastropod gastropods shell shells mollusc molluscs shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield catch catching hunt hunting hunter gather gathering forage foraging eat eating eater caught stalking stalker stalk predator menace menacing menaced spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor |Cone Shell (Cymbiola vespertilio)

Cone Shell (Cymbiola vespertilio) with sensory siphon extended hunting smaller cone shells on sandy sea bed.
Cone Shell (Cymbiola vespertilio) with sensory siphon extended hunting smaller cone shells on sandy sea bed. Conidae Gastropoda single one alone lonely isolated individual gastropod gastropods shell shells mollusc molluscs shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield catch catching hunt hunting hunter gather gathering forage foraging eat eating eater caught stalking stalker stalk predator menace menacing menaced spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor |Cone Shell (Cymbiola vespertilio)

Cone Shell (Cymbiola vespertilio) with sensory siphon extended hunting smaller cone shells on sandy sea bed.
Cone Shell (Cymbiola vespertilio) with sensory siphon extended hunting smaller cone shells on sandy sea bed. Conidae Gastropoda single one alone lonely isolated individual gastropod gastropods shell shells mollusc molluscs shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield catch catching hunt hunting hunter gather gathering forage foraging eat eating eater caught stalking stalker stalk predator menace menacing menaced spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor |Cone Shell (Cymbiola vespertilio)

Striated Cone Shell (Conus striatus) foraging at night.
Striated Cone Shell (Conus striatus) foraging at night. pattern texture color colour red yellow orange dart spike spine poisonous danger dangerous kill killer crawl slide foot death deadly Molluscs |Striated Cone Shell (Conus striatus)

Siphon of cone shell used to collect scent of prey hidden in sand.
Siphon of cone shell used to collect scent of prey hidden in sand. poisonous dangerous toxic toxins sniffing smelling searching hunting looking grains Molluscs |Siphon of cone shell used to collect scent of prey hidden in sand.

Olive Shell (Oliva porphyria) with extended eyes and proboscis.
Olive Shell (Oliva porphyria) with extended eyes and proboscis. nose snout sniffing smelling searching slithering sand pattern foraging Molluscs |Olive Shell (Oliva porphyria)

Cone Shell (Conus capitaneus) laying eggs.
Cone Shell (Conus capitaneus) laying eggs. depositing sex reproduction nesting Molluscs |Cone Shell (Conus capitaneus)

Anemone Cone Shells (Conus anemone) laying eggs.
Anemone Cone Shells (Conus anemone) laying eggs. sex reproduction nursery couple pair two parents reproduce nest Molluscs |Anemone Cone Shells (Conus anemone)

Aulicus Cone Shell (Conus aulicus)
Aulicus Cone Shell (Conus aulicus) poisonous dangerous pattern Molluscs |Aulicus Cone Shell (Conus aulicus)

Littery Cone (Conus litteratus) Contains a highly venomous dart.
Littery Cone (Conus litteratus) Contains a highly venomous dart. poisonous dangerous lethal pattern Molluscs |Littery Cone (Conus litteratus)

Textile Cone Shell (Conus textile) has highly venemous dart.
Textile Cone Shell (Conus textile) has highly venemous dart. poisonous dangerous predator lethal Molluscs |Textile Cone Shell (Conus textile)

Geographic Cone (Conus geographus) foraging over reef rubble at night.
Geographic Cone (Conus geographus) foraging over reef rubble at night. pattern texture color colour red yellow orange dart spike spine poisonous danger dangerous kill killer crawl slide foot death deadly Molluscs snorkel snorkle tube probe probiscus probuscus probascus probescus smell smelling sense sensing colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint toxic toxicity poison poisonous danger dangerous kill killer death poisoning killing shell mollusc line lines lined stripe stripes striped patterns pattern band bands banded gastropod gastropods shell shells mollusc molluscs cowry cowrie |Geographic Cone (Conus geographus)