Most dangerous organism at LFS?

[davidcalgary29]

Originally posted by xdusty6920
did everyone miss the comment about the cone snail? if im not mistaken it is one of the top 3 if not "the" most toxic animal in the world.
its a snail that uses a syphon like tube to shoot small dart like projectiles. they are almost microscopic and resemble a harpoon (long shaft with a single barb at the end). it uses this method of hunting to kill fish within inches of being hit.
i heard about them years ago but just recently saw a story were a soldier in guam picked one up to take a photo with it (not knowing what it was). the cone snail "shot" him in his neck and was dead within literally seconds, right there on the beach with snail still in hand.
kinda makes a blue ring wimpy lol

Store still had a few cone snails left yesterday -- I can't believe that the salespeople convinced anyone to buy them! They ones they have are HUGE, and I saw quite a few with their siphons out...on the hunt.

On the bright side, no one's bought the blue-ringed (yet), but I saw one joker walk away with a brown octopus for his reef (!) tank.

[reefdood]

I've worked at several stores down here that have had stonefish for sale.

[SunnyX]

Originally posted by davidcalgary29
Store still had a few cone snails left yesterday -- I can't believe that the salespeople convinced anyone to buy them! They ones they have are HUGE, and I saw quite a few with their siphons out...on the hunt.

On the bright side, no one's bought the blue-ringed (yet), but I saw one joker walk away with a brown octopus for his reef (!) tank.

Someone should really contact the police or local authorities about the blue ring. It would be a tragedy if someone who did not know the risks was killed.