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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 ...
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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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Bad romance: male octopuses inject deadly venom into their mates
Male blue-lined octopuses inject females with venom during mating to avoid being eaten by their partners, observations suggest 1. Blue-lined octopuses (Hapalochlaena fasciata) have paralysing ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
Aussie mum sounds alarm over deadly garden threat hiding in yards: 'Serious trouble'
Queensland mum Ebony, from Greenbank in Logan, said her teenage son Kaleb suffered a life-threatening allergic reaction after ...
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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 ...
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How 'milking' deadly snakes for venom could save lives from strokes and blood clots
The centre is home to about 150 of the world’s deadliest snakes, whose venom is regularly extracted through “milking”.