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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These Male Octopuses Paralyze And Poison Females Before Mating To Avoid Being Eaten
To humans, the bite of a blue-line octopus can be life-threatening, but within its own species, it’s just a regular […] ...
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These Male Octopuses Use Venom to Subdue Female Mates—and Avoid Being Eaten After Sex
Scientists observed male blue-lined octopuses injecting tetrodotoxin into females, which rendered them immobile for mating ...
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Male Blue-Lined Octopuses Paralyze Females to Mate
Female black widows sometimes eat their mates after copulation. Female praying mantises are known for biting off the male's ...
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Why Japan's favorite poisonous pufferfish delicacy is expensive
The tetrodotoxin found in fugu is more toxic than cyanide, and each year about 20 people are poisoned from badly prepared fish. It takes a lot of skill and training to prepare the fish safely 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 enemies, but also against members of their own species — cannibalistic females.
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Mandaue City bans butete sale
TO SAFEGUARD public health, Mandaue City has banned the sale, distribution and trade of raw, fresh or processed puffer fish, locally known as butete, due to its ...