Mediterranean cone
The Mediterranean cone is a small sea snail with a pretty, patterned shell. It lives in shallow waters of the Mediterranean Sea. It is venomous, so it can sting people and should never be handled.1

Jinsi ya kumtambua
- Shell length is 13 mm to 63 mm (about 1.3 cm to 6.3 cm)1
- Shell is yellowish brown, pink-brown or olive-coloured1
- Some shells are chocolate-brown, with very close, cloudy spots and a net-like pattern1
- Some shells have chestnut-coloured lines and a narrow, light band below the middle1
- The spire (the pointed top of the shell) is raised and has a patchy, marked look1
Nguvu ya sumu
Sumu hutoka kupitia mdungo.
Sumu yake hufanya nini?
The venom is a complex mixture of poisonous compounds. The peptide Contryphan-Vn, a small protein-like chain, has been extracted from it. The snail uses this venom to catch its prey.1
Ana hatari gani kwa watu?
Hatari kwa watu: HafifuKama kudungwa na nyuki au chini ya hapo. Kimsingi hana madhara kwa watu.This snail is capable of stinging humans. Live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.1
Akidunga
- Kubana na kutotikisa: funga bandeji nyororo kwa nguvu juu ya jeraha kisha mguu au mkono mzima, weka banzi, na umweke mtu bila kutikisika kabisa hadi msaada ufike.
- Pweza mwenye pete za bluu au konokono koni anaweza kusimamisha pumzi ya mtu akiwa bado ana fahamu: omba msaada na uwe tayari kumpa pumzi ya uokoaji hadi gari la wagonjwa lifike.
Daima piga namba ya dharura kwanza (112, 000, 911). Huu ni mwongozo wa jumla wa huduma ya kwanza, si ushauri wa kitabibu. Misingi ya huduma ya kwanza
Kaa salama
- Kamwe usimguse, kumkamata wala kumchokoza mnyama wa porini, hata akiwa mdogo, na hata akionekana amelala au amekufa.
- Mpe nafasi. Ukikutana naye, tulia, rudi nyuma polepole na umwache aende zake.
- Akikudunga: tulia, usitikisike, piga namba yako ya dharura (112, 000, 911) au nenda hospitali haraka. Kumbuka alivyoonekana, picha husaidia.
Hakuwindi wewe. Hutumia sumu yake kukamata chakula au kujilinda, na hupendelea zaidi kujificha. Zaidi kuhusu kukaa salama
Wapi duniani?
Ana ukubwa gani?
Ana urefu gani?
urefu sawa na matofali 2 ya kuchezea yaliyopangwa mstari
polepole kuliko konokono wa bustaniniMediterranean cone ana ukubwa gani ukilinganisha na WEWE?
Ni hesabu tu kwenye kivinjari chako. Hakuna kinachohifadhiwa wala kutumwa popote.
Ana kasi gani?
Ukweli
Ukweli unatoka wapi
- Conus ventricosus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Conus ventricosus (iNaturalist): majina na uainishaji.
- Venom Wiki: kiwango cha hatari, ukubwa wa kawaida na makadirio ya kasi ni yetu wenyewe. Ona jinsi tunavyovipata: Jinsi tunavyopima hatari.
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