Male octopus poisons its mate to avoid becoming post-sex snack
While unfortunate for the males, becoming a post-sex meal offers the females vital nutrients needed to sustain themselves and ...
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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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.
Octopuses Use Venom for Safe Sex, Biologists Reveal
"Mating ended when the females regained control of their arms and pushed the males off," the researchers noted.
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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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Male octopuses paralyse partners with venom during sex to avoid being eaten, scientists find
The pupils also constricted ... regained control of their arms and pushed the males off,” they wrote. Octopus Hides Inside Seashell None of the female octopuses in the study died, suggesting ...
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Toxic Love: Male Blue-lined Octopuses Use Venom To Stop Sexual Partners Eating Them
Male blue-lined octopi (Hapalochlaena fasciata) have been found to use venom on their sexual partners, as well as for the ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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These Male Octopuses Use Venom to Subdue Female Mates—and Avoid Being Eaten After Sex
The species in question is the blue-lined octopus (Hapalochlaena fasciata ... stopped altogether—and their bodies went pale. Their pupils did not respond to light. Once the toxin took effect ...
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Male Blue-lined Octopuses Use Venom To Stop Sexual Partners Eating Them
The asphyxia-like state induced causes the females to turn pale, and their pupils constrict and stop responding to light flashes. Unless you’re an octopus, please do not try this at home – if ...