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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 ...
ScienceAlert on MSN6d
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 ...
Chip Chick on MSN13d
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 […] ...
Newser on MSN13d
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 ...
Smithsonian Magazine19d
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 ...