Male blue-lined octopuses inject a powerful neurotoxin into the hearts of females before mating 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 ...
While unfortunate for the males, becoming a post-sex meal offers the females vital nutrients needed to sustain themselves and ...
Scientists have discovered that mating, male blue-lined octopuses will inject a powerful, incapacitating neurotoxin into the ...
Learn more about the mating of blue-lined octopuses — a treacherous ordeal involving sex, cannibalism, and sedation.
Male blue-lined octopuses inject a powerful ... describing the males as a “final snack.” But while other octopus species have evolved longer mating arms that allow them to maintain a safe ...
Male blue-lined octopuses inject females with venom to paralyse them before mating and avoid being eaten after sex.
Male octopuses paralyse partners with venom during sex to avoid being eaten, scientists find - Octopus uses symbiotic ...
"Mating ended when the females regained control of their arms and pushed the males off," the researchers noted.