The Cone Shell family are carnivores armed with poisonous darts and hunt fish and other molluscs. Most in the family have distinctive warning colours

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The Cone Shell family are carnivores armed with poisonous darts and hunt fish and other molluscs. Most in the family have distinctive warning colouration, like these Black and White Cones, a typical aposematic warning.

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Location: Zanzibar, Tanzania
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