/sci/ - Science & Math

>>10876771
Depends on which species you are messing with.

Mildly Interesting Cone Snail story: At one time the Glory of the Seas cone snail was the most sought-after and expensive shell in the world. For about two centuries between its initial discovery and the discovery of its habitat in 1969, specimens were valued in the thousands of U.S. dollars and generally only owned by museums and wealthy private collectors. Furthermore, the shell's popularity among collectors spawned urban legends, most notably the story of a collector purchasing one at auction in 1792 only to destroy it, to maintain the value of another one already in his collection. Improvements in diving technology such as the advent of scuba led to their discovery in larger numbers, and today shells can be found for less than $100 U.S. In fact, I found some as low as $25 today http://www.collector-secret.com/seashell/conidae/