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Paul,
What kind of idea is that. I have been working with Cone Snails for a
while now, but I don't have any info on C. tinianus but I would never do a
thing like that. Doing that could get yourself killed.
At 10:06 AM 3/6/1999 +0900, you wrote:
>> P.S. Now, this qeustion is for all on the conch-l. Is Conus tinianus a
>> dangerous species? It seems to have a wide
>> aperture to me.
>Freeze your hand down to the temperature of the surrounding water, coat it
>with fish oil, sit the C. tinianus on your palm and wait 20-30 minutes,
>gently wiggling your pinkie. When the mollusc extends its proboscis, wiggle
>a bit faster. With any luck, it will harpoon your finger and you will find
>out. This is about as easy as it is to be stung by a Cone.
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