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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Male octopus injects female with venom during sex to avoid being eaten
Some male octopuses tend to get eaten by their sexual partners, but male blue-lined octopuses avoid this fate with help from ...
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Male Octopuses Stun Females With Venom to Survive Mating, Study Finds
The blue-lined octopus (Hapalochlaena fasciata) is only a few centimeters long, yet it may be one of the most dangerous ...
Brit tourist warning as toxic pufferfish with lethal flesh and ‘amputation-causing bite’ seen by Europe holiday hotspot
A TOXIC pufferfish with an extremely dangerous bite and flesh that’s lethal to consume is invading a holiday hotspot.
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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 ...
Northernmost record of toxic pufferfish in Mediterranean raises alarm
Researchers have documented the northernmost record of the highly invasive silver-cheeked toadfish, Lagocephalus sceleratus, ...
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Venomous blue-ringed octopus spotted in Siquijor
A blue-ringed octopus was spotted in the waters of Siquijor. According to Kuya Kim's report on "24 Oras," Wednesday, this ...
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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 Sarah Kuta Daily Correspondent When they're alarmed, blue-lined octopuses ...