Friday 20 March 2015

Predatory snails evolved diverse venoms to subdue a wide range of prey species

Date:
March 18, 2015

Source:
University of Michigan

Summary:
A new study suggests that some predatory marine cone snails evolved a highly diverse set of venoms that enables them to capture and paralyze a broad range of prey species.


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