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.
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 one of nature’s most potent venoms
Highly venomous male octopuses poison females before sex — to avoid being eaten after mating, scientists say
Scientists have discovered that mating, male blue-lined octopuses will inject a powerful, incapacitating neurotoxin into the hearts of female octopuses — to avoid being eaten by them when the sea deed is done. Females are typically twice the size of males and will commonly chow down on their sexual partners after coitus.
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 their soon-to-be hundreds of gestating offspring. This practice is especially common in animals exhibiting female sexual dimorphism,
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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
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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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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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