these teeth are made up of very small fibers put together in a particular way he told the bbc while slugs may not seem like the most exciting creatures asa barber a researcher who worked on the study said scientists could use the knowledge to create a similar material that could be used on everything from aircraft and boats to dental fillings the insulin has just 43 amino acid building blocks making it shorter than any other known insulin researchers said noting that when the insulin mixes with venom it creates a cocktail that is able to quickly slow down schools of fish and put them in hypoglycemic shock in what may be the most exciting year ever in science for sea snails scientists at the university of utah last month released a study based on sea snails that sheds new light on insulin aside from the ick and cool factors of the discovery researchers said it could also be used to help them better understand how energy is metabolized in humans sea snails known as limpets have microscopic teeth that rival the strength of steel and bulletproof vests according to a study published in the journal of the royal society interface dragon dinosaur fossil with massive neck discovered in china mystery of greenlands disappearing lakes the weird way sea snails catch their prey known for their conical umbrellalike shells limpets use their strong teeth which are fortified with a hard mineral called goethite to scrape food off of rocks we should be thinking about making our own structures following the same design principles cone snails have a have a unique high level of insulin in their venom that allow them to render small schools of fish sluggish by either shooting the potent venom into the water or via a harpoonlike sting 151 spiderman may be able to weave a sturdy web of silk but it turns out the strongest known material produced by a living thing is sea snail teeth