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*The [[wp:Eulimnadia_texana|Eulimnadia texana]] is literally the “desert shrimp”, an aquatic life form in a desert that spends most of its time as an egg waiting for a rainstorm. | *The [[wp:Eulimnadia_texana|Eulimnadia texana]] is literally the “desert shrimp”, an aquatic life form in a desert that spends most of its time as an egg waiting for a rainstorm. | ||
*If you're not going to sleep any time soon, observe the [ | *If you're not going to sleep any time soon, observe the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjHMGSI_h0Q cone snail] at work. These predatory snails are toxin specialists, producing scores of "conotoxins" that each target a specific function in an animal. The toxins are so interesting to scientists and the medical profession that [http://www.conoserver.org/ a specialized database] had to be created to track them. | ||
*[[wp:Predatory_tunicate|Predatory tunicates]] are the Venus fly-traps of the sea. | *[[wp:Predatory_tunicate|Predatory tunicates]] are the Venus fly-traps of the sea. |