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Octopus farming in North Carolina could get banned under proposed bill
A leading environmental voice in the North Carolina House has introduced a bill to outlaw octopus farming for human ...
Male octopus poisons its mate to avoid becoming post-sex snack
While unfortunate for the males, becoming a post-sex meal offers the females vital nutrients needed to sustain themselves and ...
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This male octopus poisons the female during mating to avoid being eaten
But while other octopus species have evolved longer mating arms that allow them to maintain a safe distance during copulation and avoid this fate, blue-lined octopuses have a comparatively short ...
Male octopuses paralyse partners with venom during sex to avoid being eaten, scientists find
Scientists have found that male blue-lined octopuses inject venom and paralyse females during sex to avoid being killed and ...
Are octopuses smarter than pigs? Should we eat them? Oregon bill to ban octopus farms stirs controversy
The bill has drawn enormous public support but also raised fundamental questions about the intelligence of all the animals Oregonians eat.
Blue-ringed octopus: Discover the tiny animal whose venom can kill you in 20 minutes and has no antidote
The small blue ring octopus is extremely venomous, with toxin 1,200 times more powerful than cyanide. Its bite can swiftly ...