Student bitten by cobra attends class 10 exam from hospital bed
In a remarkable display of courage, Nissi, a Class 10 student from Srikrishna Patnam village, attended his exam despite being ...
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 ...
King cobra vs Gaboon viper: Know their key differences on the basis of size, venom, diet and more
King cobra and Gaboon viper are two of the most deadly snakes, each with unique traits. The King cobra, found in Southeast ...
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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 head. Scientists now say male blue-lined octopuses avoid a similar fate ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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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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.
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To Avoid Becoming a Meal, These Male Octopuses Sedate Their Mates
Learn more about the mating of blue-lined octopuses — a treacherous ordeal involving sex, cannibalism, and sedation.
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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.
King Cobra vs Black Mamba: Who'll win?
While the King Cobra weighs between 10-15 pounds, a black Mamba is between 3.5-4.5 pounds. A black Mamba can run much faster than the King Cobra; with the former being capable to move between the ...