It’s an octopus-eat-octopus world. Scientists have discovered that mating, male blue-lined octopuses will inject a powerful, ...
Male blue-lined octopuses inject a powerful neurotoxin into the hearts of females before mating to avoid being eaten, ...
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ZME Science on MSNVenomous love: These male octopuses inject venom into females so they can escape being eatenIn the perilous world of cephalopod romance, male blue-lined octopuses have evolved a shocking strategy to survive mating.
The bill has drawn enormous public support but also raised fundamental questions about the intelligence of all the animals Oregonians eat.
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IFLScience on MSNToxic Love: Male Blue-lined Octopuses Use Venom To Stop Sexual Partners Eating ThemMale blue-lined octopi (Hapalochlaena fasciata) have been found to use venom on their sexual partners, as well as for the ...
Researchers in Australia recently learned that male blue-ringed octopuses also use TTX during reproduction. Females are much larger than males, and after copulation, females often eat their partners.
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Along the rocky shores of eastern Australia, a small brown octopus is unassuming as it blends in with its surroundings. When the octopus is scared or hungry, however, it becomes one of the most ...
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