A snorkeler in Egypt's Red Sea had a near escape after encountering one of the most venomous animals on earth.

Beachgoers are being warned about avoiding handling creatures in coastal rock pools after the rare daytime discovery of a venomous sea snail. Underwater photographer Liz Hardaker runs a social ...

I actually had no idea about that thing being potentially deadly until months later when I randomly stumbled upon a picture ...

Frank, who wished to keep his last name private, picked up the shell-looking item and admired it. He thought about taking it home as a souvenir for his first trip to a coral reef, but decided against ...

While most ants are harmless, the harvester ant has venom that rivals some of the deadliest snakes. Its sting is 20 times ...

She believes that many more toxins might contribute to this glucose-regulating hunting strategy and continues to dissect the cone snail’s deadly venom for clinical applications. Laura is an Assistant ...

Ho Yan Yeung, PhD, first author on the study (left) and Thomas Koch, PhD, also an author on the study (right) examine a freshly-collected batch of cone snails. Image credit: Safavi Lab.

Cone snails are a group of predatory sea snails. With colourful shells, these molluscs come in a variety of sizes and feed mainly on worms, although some have evolved to feed mainly on fish. Their ...