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Geography cone

Conus geographus
ApaniỌ̀kan lára àwọn ẹranko apani jùlọ ní ayé. Bí ó bá ta ọ́, pe fún ìrànlọ́wọ́ lẹ́sẹ̀kẹsẹ̀.Ó ń pani láàrin ìṣẹ́jú díẹ̀. Ìrànlọ́wọ́ gbọ́dọ̀ ti wà lójú ọ̀nà.
Ìgbín cone àti octopus ÌtaniOúnjẹ rẹ̀: Ẹja
Ewu fún ènìyàn: ApaniỌ̀kan lára àwọn ẹranko tó léwu jùlọ ní ayé.

The geography cone is a predatory sea snail that lives on shallow tropical reefs in the Indo-Pacific. It hunts small fish. Its venom is strong enough to kill a person, which makes it one of the most dangerous cone snails.1

Ó ń gbé ní
Red Sea, Indian Ocean (including off Madagascar, Mozambique and Tanzania), Indo-Pacific reefs, and off northern and western Australia and Queensland1
Òkun Íńdíà, Òkun Pàsífíìkì, Òkun Coral, Òkun Fílípínì, Òkun Tímọ̀ àti Òkun Àráfúrà, Ìyawọlẹ̀ Òkun Bẹ̀ngál
Ilé
It lives in the sediment of shallow reefs in tropical seas.1
Gígùn
4.3 cm sí 17 cm (1.7 in sí 6.5 in)1
Ìyára gíga jùlọ
nǹkan bí 0.01 km/h (0.01 mph)
Lílúwẹ̀ẹ́, àfojúbù
Kí ni ó máa ń jẹ?
It eats small fish. It fires a harpoon-like, venom-tipped tooth into its prey. The harpoon is attached to the snail by a proboscis (a tube-like feeding organ), and the prey is pulled inside to be eaten.1
Ní tòótọ́!Fọ́tò Geography cone
Geography cone. Fọ́tò: Daderot, no known copyright restrictions (public domain). Public domain, iNaturalist.

Bí o ṣe lè dá a mọ̀

  • Broad, thin shell that is cylindrically inflated, usually 10 to 15 cm long1
  • Ground colour is pink or violet-white, sometimes reddish1
  • Mottled pattern of chestnut or chocolate brown, usually forming two irregular bands1
  • Wide pink or violet-white opening and numerous shoulder ridges or spines1

A sábà máa ń ṣì í mọ̀ sí: Compared with other cone shells of a similar size, the geography cone has a noticeably wider, more convex middle and a flattened spire. Its walls are also thinner and lighter.1

Agbára oró

Ìtani

Oró ń jáde láti inú ohun ìtani.

Kí ni oró rẹ̀ máa ń ṣe?

Its venom is a complex mix of hundreds of different toxins, delivered through the harpoon-like tooth. It has the most toxic sting known among cone snails. Even the most venomous cone snails take about one to five hours to kill a healthy adult, but medical care must still be prompt.1

Báwo ló ṣe léwu tó fún ènìyàn?

Ewu fún ènìyàn: ApaniỌ̀kan lára àwọn ẹranko tó léwu jùlọ ní ayé.

There are reports of about 36 human deaths over the past 300 years. Live specimens should be handled with extreme caution.1

Kí ni ó máa ń ṣe nígbà tí ẹ̀rù bá bà á?

Most of the venom's toxic compounds are believed to be used for defence rather than feeding.1

Bí ó bá ta ni

  • There is no antivenom for a cone snail sting. Treatment consists of keeping the victim alive until the symptoms wear off, so prompt medical care is essential.1
  • Dídì pẹ̀lú ìfúnpá láìmira (pressure immobilisation): fi bándéèjì rọ́bà (elastic) tó le wé ibi ìbùjẹ náà, lẹ́yìn náà wé e sókè títí bo gbogbo apá tàbí ẹsẹ̀ náà, fi igi ìdábùú (splint) dì í, kí o sì jẹ́ kí ẹni náà wà láìmira rárá títí ìrànlọ́wọ́ yóò fi dé.
  • Octopus olórùka búlúù tàbí ìgbín cone lè dá èémí ènìyàn dúró nígbà tí ó ṣì wà lójúfò: pe fún ìrànlọ́wọ́, kí o sì múra láti fún un ní èémí ìgbàlà (fífẹ́ atẹ́gùn sí ẹnu rẹ̀) títí ọkọ̀ aláìsàn yóò fi dé tí wọn yóò sì gba iṣẹ́ náà.

Máa kọ́kọ́ pe nọ́ńbà pàjáwìrì rẹ nígbà gbogbo (112, 000, 911). Èyí jẹ́ ìtọ́sọ́nà ìtọ́jú àkọ́kọ́ gbogbogbò, kì í ṣe ìmọ̀ràn ìṣègùn. Ìpìlẹ̀ ìtọ́jú àkọ́kọ́

Wà láìléwu

  • Má ṣe fọwọ́ kan, mú tàbí yọ ẹranko igbó lẹ́nu láéláé, kódà bí ó bá kéré, kódà bí ó bá dà bí ẹni pé ó ń sùn tàbí ó ti kú.
  • Fún un ní àyè. Bí o bá pàdé ọ̀kan, farabalẹ̀, sẹ́yìn díẹ̀díẹ̀ kí o sì jẹ́ kí ó máa bá ọ̀nà rẹ̀ lọ.
  • Bí ọ̀kan bá ta ọ́: farabalẹ̀, má ṣe mira, pe nọ́ńbà pàjáwìrì rẹ (112, 000, 911) tàbí lọ sí ilé ìwòsàn kíákíá. Rántí bí ó ṣe rí, fọ́tò máa ń ṣèrànwọ́.

Kò wá ọ kiri láti ṣe ọ́ léṣe. Ó ń lo oró rẹ̀ láti mú oúnjẹ tàbí láti dáàbò bo ara rẹ̀, ó sì fẹ́ràn láti farapamọ́ jù. Sí i nípa wíwà láìléwu

Báwo ló ṣe tóbi tó?

Báwo ló ṣe gùn tó?

Geography cone gígùn rẹ̀ tó nǹkan bí 17 cm (6.5 in)Fóònù alágbèéká nǹkan bí 15 cm (5.9 in)Ọ̀gẹ̀dẹ̀ kan nǹkan bí 18 cm (7.1 in)
ó gùn tó bíríkì ìṣeré 5 tí a tò sí ìlà kanó lọ́ra ju ìgbín inú ọgbà lọ

Báwo ni Geography cone ṣe tóbi tó tí a bá fi wé ÌWỌ?

Ìṣirò nìkan nínú bráwúsà rẹ. A kò fi ohunkóhun pamọ́, a kò sì fi ránṣẹ́ sí ibikíbi.

Báwo ló ṣe yára tó?

ó yẹ ní mímọ̀

Òtítọ́

1

Its venom contains a form of insulin, which it uses to stun fish. Once the venom passes through a fish's gills, the fish goes into hypoglycaemic shock (a dangerous drop in blood sugar).1

2

Apart from the tulip cone snail, no other known living thing is known to use its own biological insulin as a weapon.1

3

Research shows that some proteins from cone snail venom can be up to 10,000 times more effective than morphine as painkillers, without morphine's addictive properties and side effects.1

4

Of the venom's 100 to 200 toxic peptides, only 15 to 20 are used for feeding.1

5

Adult geography cones can fall prey to sea turtles, rays, birds and human shell collectors.1

Olùfọ́ àròsọ

Àròsọ: The nickname 'cigarette snail' means a sting gives you just enough time to smoke a cigarette before you die.

Òtítọ́: This is a gallows humour exaggeration. Even the most venomous cone snails take about one to five hours to kill a healthy human.1

Fún àwọn amòye oró

Orúkọ sáyẹ́ǹsì
Conus geographus
Ẹgbẹ́
Ìgbín cone àti octopus
Ìdílé
Conidae2
Ètò
Neogastropoda
Àwọn kọ́ńtínẹ́ńtì
Òkun Íńdíà, Òkun Pàsífíìkì, Òkun Coral, Òkun Fílípínì, Òkun Tímọ̀ àti Òkun Àráfúrà, Ìyawọlẹ̀ Òkun Bẹ̀ngál, Àwọn òkun ńlá
Ewu fún ènìyàn
5 / 5: Apani3

Ibi tí àwọn òtítọ́ ti wá

  1. Conus geographus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Conus geographus (iNaturalist): orúkọ àti ìpínsísọ̀rí.
  3. Venom Wiki: ìpele ewu, ìtóbi déédé àti àfojúbù ìyára jẹ́ tiwa. Wo bí a ṣe ń ṣírò wọn: Bí a ṣe ń díwọ̀n ewu.

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Ó tún ń gbé ní: Òkun Íńdíà

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