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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.
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This 3-fanged death adder could be the deadliest snake of its kind
A death adder at an Australian wildlife park found to have three extremely rare fangs that all produce deadly neurotoxic ...
Male octopuses paralyse partners with venom during sex to avoid being eaten, scientists find
Male octopuses paralyse partners with venom during sex to avoid being eaten, scientists find - Octopus uses symbiotic ...
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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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Sex and survival: Male octopuses inject venom into females to avoid being eaten alive
Male blue-lined octopuses inject females with venom during mating to avoid being eaten, temporarily paralyzing their partners ...
Highly venomous male octopuses poison females before sex — to avoid being eaten after mating, scientists say
Scientists have discovered that when mating, male blue-lined octopuses will inject a powerful, incapacitating neurotoxin into ...
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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Scientists Found a Rare Scorpion That Sprays Venom in Columbia
Deep in the rainforests of Colombia, a scientist set out to study moths. While searching for copper, he found gold: a new ...
Australian Geographic6d
Revealed: the toxic sex life of the blue-lined octopus
Male blue-lined octopuses inject females with venom to paralyse them before mating and avoid being eaten after sex.
Smithsonian Magazine9d
These Male Octopuses Use Venom to Subdue Female Mates—and Avoid Being Eaten After Sex
The small cephalopods use the venom to protect themselves and kill their prey. While hunting, they can immobilize a potential meal by injecting the toxin with a quick bite. Conversely, if a ...