In the perilous world of cephalopod romance, male blue-lined octopuses have evolved a shocking strategy to survive mating.

A death adder at an Australian wildlife park found to have three extremely rare fangs that all produce deadly neurotoxic ...

While searching for copper, he found gold: a new scorpion capable of something almost unheard of—spraying venom. The newfound ...

Some male octopuses tend to get eaten by their sexual partners, but male blue-lined octopuses avoid this fate with help from ...

Male blue-lined octopuses inject females with venom during mating to avoid being eaten, temporarily paralyzing their partners ...

Scientists have discovered that when mating, male blue-lined octopuses will inject a powerful, incapacitating neurotoxin into ...

Male blue-lined octopuses inject a powerful neurotoxin into the hearts of females before mating to avoid being eaten, ...

Male blue-lined octopuses inject females with venom to paralyse them before mating and avoid being eaten after sex.

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 venom ...

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 ...