The geography cone, as one type of cone snail is called, delivers a numbing tickle followed by swift paralysis of the diaphragm leading to suffocation. There is no anti-venom, because conotoxins are far too complex for that. Cone snails produce tens of thousands of unique chemicals between them.

Formosa Fauna is back this week to entertainingly educate you about animals both in Taiwan and abroad! Spend the next 20 minutes listening to this episode and feeding your noggin with fun facts about the animal kingdom so you can become smarter than all of your friends.

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See you every week for Formosa Fauna Fridays!