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, according to a new study.
These Male Octopuses Use Venom to Subdue Female Mates—and Avoid Being Eaten After Sex
Animals have evolved many different ways of protecting themselves, from prickly quills and razor-sharp teeth to clever camouflage and sturdy shells. Now, scientists have discovered a surprising new technique that appears to be a defense mechanism: Some male octopuses use venom to avoid being eaten by their female mates.
Electric blue octopuses use potent venom to get females to mate — and not eat them
Blue-lined octopuses are from a group of venomous octopuses that look plain in color until they are threatened, at which time their bodies flare with electric blue lines to ward off potential threats,
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.
Venomous love: These male octopuses inject venom into females so they can escape being eaten
The blue-lined octopus is a creature of paradox. It’s a small yet deadly creature with enough paralyzing venom to kill a man. It’s also got a dazzling colorful display but a voracious appetite. To top it all off,
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, a new study has found. The blue-lined octopus (Hapalochlaena fasciata) is a small yet highly poisonous cephalopod commonly found in shallow reefs and tide pools.
Male blue-lined octopuses paralyze females before mating to prevent being eaten
A team of neurologists, environmentalists and bioengineers at the University of Queensland, in Australia, has found that male blue-lined octopuses paralyze females prior to mating to avoid being eaten.
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Luciana-style Baby Octopus
To prepare Luciana-style baby octopus, first clean the octopus: remove the beak (1) and eyes (2), then remove the innards from the sac and rinse them thoroughly one by one under running water (3).
The Clifford family went viral last year after revealing they'd bought a pet octopus
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Dumbo Octopus
Add in the octopus’s small size (generally around eight inches), relatively short arms, bell-shaped body, pale coloring, and tendency to hover over the seafloor, and you’ve got a cephalopod ...
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HOMETOWN HERO: Boca Raton woman crochets dolls for NICU patients at local hospital
This week’s 'Hometown Hero’ is bringing a little comfort to families and babies during what can be an uncomfortable time.
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How Did This Octopus Open a Screw-Top Lid?
In the video above, the scientists gave an octopus an intelligence test. They placed a fish inside a baby bottle with a tiny hole cut in the top. The hole was big enough that the octopus was ...
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Stunning Clip Captures an Octopus Changing Colors While Dreaming in a Way We’ve Never Seen Before
The complex biology of an octopus shines through as a brief snippet displays its unique ability to camouflage in water.