This male octopus poisons the female during mating to avoid being eaten
Male blue-lined octopuses inject a powerful neurotoxin into the hearts of females before mating to avoid being eaten, ...
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Venomous love: These male octopuses inject venom into females so they can escape being eaten
In the perilous world of cephalopod romance, male blue-lined octopuses have evolved a shocking strategy to survive mating.
Highly venomous male octopuses poison females before sex — to avoid being eaten after ...
Scientists have discovered that when mating, male blue-lined octopuses will inject a powerful, incapacitating neurotoxin into ...
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These Male Octopuses Use Venom to Subdue Female Mates—and Avoid Being Eaten After Sex
Animals have evolved many different ways of protecting themselves, from prickly quills and razor-sharp teeth to clever ...
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Toxic Love: Male Blue-lined Octopuses Use Venom To Stop Sexual Partners Eating Them
Male blue-lined octopi (Hapalochlaena fasciata) have been found to use venom on their sexual partners, as well as for the ...
Octopuses Use Venom for Safe Sex, Biologists Reveal
"Mating ended when the females regained control of their arms and pushed the males off," the researchers noted.
How is the king cobra different from other cobras: Size, diet, venom, and other key differences
The king cobra, despite its name, is not a true cobra but stands out due to its enormous size, unique snake-based diet, and ...
Electric blue octopuses use potent venom to get females to mate — and not eat them
Now, researchers studying the octopuses have learned that not only do male blue-lined octopuses use their venom against ...
King cobra vs spitting cobra: Key differences and exploring their survival strategies
King cobra and spitting cobra are highly venomous snakes with different venom delivery methods and behaviors. King cobra, the ...
Strange new scorpion species that sprays venom discovered
The venom from one of the previously known spitting scorpions, the southern African Parabuthus transvaalicus, is known to cause temporary blindness in humans if the sprays hit the eyes.