Norbert Wu / Cone Snail (Conus dalli), Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico

David Fleetham / Cone shell (Conus sp) gliding across sand at night with two Mysid shrimps (Mysida sp) hitching a ride. Dumaguete, Philippines.

Constantinos Petrinos / Marbled cone snail (Conus marmoreus) venomous species, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Chris Mattison / Textile cone shell (Conus textile) on beach, a highly venomous species, Borneo.

Franco Banfi / Textile cone shell (Conus textile) Walindi, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Pacific Ocean

Franco Banfi / Geographic cone (Conus geographus) Walindi island, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Pacific Ocean

Franco Banfi / Marble cone shell (Conus marmoreus) Walindi, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Pacific Ocean

Chris Mattison / Textile cone shell (Conus textile) shell, highly venomous species.

Ingo Arndt / Cone Top Shell (Tectus conus) from Indo-Pacific, Meeresmuseum Ozeania, Riedenburg, Germany

Fred Bavendam / Textile Cone (Conus textile) snail, highly toxic, Bali, Indonesia

Norbert Wu / California Cone (Conus californicus) with venomous barb to subdue prey, Monterey, California

Chris Newbert / Hermit Crab (Dardanus sp) riding on large Hermit Crab (Dardanus sp) which is grabbing a Cone Shell, 60 feet deep, Papua New Guinea

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Rhinoceros Spearbearer (Copiphora rhinoceros) predating a snail, rainforest ecosystem, Costa Rica

Norbert Wu / Striate Cone Snail (Conus striatus) uses venomous barb to subdue prey, dangerous to humans, Red Sea

Norbert Wu / Cone Shell (Conus sp), Bali, Indonesia

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Feathered cone snail (Conus pennaceus) portrait, from the Gulf of Oman. Captive.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Feathered cone snail (Conus pennaceus) portrait, from the Gulf of Oman. Captive.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Cloth-of-gold cone (Conus textile) portrait, The National Aquarium, Abu Dhabi. Captive, occurs in Indian Ocean..

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Red Sea textile cone shell (Conus neovicarius) portrait, from the Gulf of Oman. Captive.

David Fleetham / Geographic cone snail (Conus geographus) hunting on reef at night, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.

David Fleetham / Marbled cone shell (Conus marmoreus) feeding on an Imperial cone (Conus imperialis) on the seabed, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean.

Sergio Hanquet / Butterfly cone shell (Conus pulcher canariensis) Tenerife, Canary Islands.

Sergio Hanquet / Butterfly cone shell (Conus pulcher canariensis) in seagrass bed, Tenerife, Canary Islands.