Now, researchers studying the octopuses have learned that not only do male blue-lined octopuses use their venom against ...
The small blue ring octopus is extremely venomous, with toxin 1,200 times more powerful than cyanide. Its bite can swiftly ...
Male blue-lined octopuses inject a powerful neurotoxin into the hearts of females before mating to avoid being eaten, ...
New Scientist on MSN2d
Male octopus injects female with venom during sex to avoid being eatenSome male octopuses tend to get eaten by their sexual partners, but male blue-lined octopuses avoid this fate with help from ...
IFLScience on MSN4d
Toxic 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 ...
"Mating ended when the females regained control of their arms and pushed the males off," the researchers noted.
Scientists have found that male blue-lined octopuses inject venom and paralyse females during sex to avoid being killed and ...
ZME Science on MSN3d
Venomous 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.
Have you ever seen a blue sea creature like this one? The oceans of the world are home to some unusual creatures, and few ...
Male blue-lined octopuses inject females with venom to paralyse them before mating and avoid being eaten after sex.
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN3d
These Male Octopuses Use Venom to Subdue Female Mates—and Avoid Being Eaten After SexScientists observed male blue-lined octopuses injecting tetrodotoxin into females, which rendered them immobile for mating ...
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