TIL there are cone snails that use insulin to hunt. They release a highly concentrated cloud of insulin that severely reduces the blood sugar in prey, making them too weak to escape.

http://www.livescience.com/49547-cone-snails-insulin-weapon.html



Submitted March 26, 2015 at 10:01AM by MrMeltJr http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30c8hm/til_there_are_cone_snails_that_use_insulin_to/