锥形蜗牛

鸡心螺

pond snail───椎实螺

pond snails───椎实螺

cone shape───圆锥状的

cone shell───锥形薄壳；牙轮壳体；鸡心螺

land snail───蜗牛

toe nail───趾甲；斜钉

Roman snail───n.罗马蜗牛

This little beautiful looking Marbled Cone snail can be as deadly as any other animal on this list.───这只有着漂亮大理石外壳的锥形蜗牛，像这里提到的动物一样，也是致命的。

Cruz has spent most of her life studying cone snail toxins, or conotoxins, which are used in neuroscience.───Cruz用了她的大部分时间研究芋螺毒素，这种毒素被用于神经科学。

When some cone snails go hunting, they like to burrow into the sand and wait. When a meal happens by, the cone snail fires its harpoon.───有些芋螺在捕猎时，喜欢把自己埋入沙子中等候。当猎物正好经过时，芋螺会射出它的叉子。

Crawling along the ocean floor is a cone snail. It looks harmless, but appearances can be deceiving.───在海底爬动的是一只芋螺。它看起来是无害的，但外表可能非常具欺骗性。

Symptoms of a cone snail sting can start immediately or can be delayed in onset for days.───中毒后的症状可能马上或是几天内出现。

Once its prey is helpless, the cone snail retracts it through its proboscis until it engulfs the fish, swallowing it whole.───一旦猎物停止反抗，芋螺会用吻把它拖入口中，直到完全整个吞下这条鱼。