Whales: Facts about the largest animals on Earth
Whales are a group of mammals that live in oceans. They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the ...
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 ...
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Washington Hikers Amazed After Finding Giant Octopus Near Local Trail
This group of friends wasn't expecting an encounter with one of the world's largest octopus species while enjoying a short ...
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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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Octopus farming in NC? A bill was filed banning it
A leading environmental voice in the North Carolina House has introduced a bill to outlaw octopus farming for human ...
Sixty years later: More than 100,000 tires from failed reef plan are coming out of Puget Sound
A plan to create artificial reefs in Puget Sound using automotive tires was created by Washington's Department of Natural Resources.
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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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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 ...
Electric blue octopuses use potent venom to get females to mate — and not eat them
Now, researchers studying the octopuses have learned that not only do male blue-lined octopuses use their venom against enemies, but also against members of their own species — cannibalistic females.
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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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 ...