Male blue-lined octopuses inject a powerful neurotoxin into the hearts of females before mating to avoid being eaten, ...
Scientists have discovered that mating, male blue-lined octopuses will inject a powerful, incapacitating neurotoxin into the ...
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New Scientist on MSNMale octopus injects female with venom during sex to avoid being eatenSome male octopuses tend to get eaten by their sexual partners, but male blue-lined octopuses avoid this fate with help from ...
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Smithsonian Magazine on MSNThese Male Octopuses Use Venom to Subdue Female Mates—and Avoid Being Eaten After SexAnimals have evolved many different ways of protecting themselves, from prickly quills and razor-sharp teeth to clever ...
While unfortunate for the males, becoming a post-sex meal offers the females vital nutrients needed to sustain themselves and ...
The venom of the male blue-lined octopus is made for its predators, its prey, and, apparently, its mating partners. That’s what researchers from the University of Queensland in Australia found after ...
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IFLScience on MSNToxic Love: Male Blue-lined Octopuses Use Venom To Stop Sexual Partners Eating ThemMale blue-lined octopi (Hapalochlaena fasciata) have been found to use venom on their sexual partners, as well as for the ...
Male blue-lined octopuses inject females with venom to paralyse them before mating and avoid being eaten after sex.
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.
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 ...
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