Male blue-lined octopuses inject a powerful neurotoxin into the hearts of females before mating to avoid being eaten, ...

Scientists have discovered that when mating, male blue-lined octopuses will inject a powerful, incapacitating neurotoxin into ...

Male blue-lined octopi (Hapalochlaena fasciata) have been found to use venom on their sexual partners, as well as for the ...

Animals have evolved many different ways of protecting themselves, from prickly quills and razor-sharp teeth to clever ...

"Mating ended when the females regained control of their arms and pushed the males off," the researchers noted.

Chung added that eating their partner helps female octopuses ... discovering that the males had larger venom glands than females despite their smaller size. Next up, he plans to investigate ...

The Scarlet Velvet Ant, which is actually a type of wasp, has a sting so painful that it feels like hot oil spilling over ...

The venom from one of the previously known spitting scorpions, the southern African Parabuthus transvaalicus, is known to cause temporary blindness in humans if the sprays hit the eyes.

Builds nests for eggs, sometimes cannibalistic, eating other King cobras or related ... Like the Gaboon viper, they bite and inject the venom in their prey and then swallow them whole.

The king cobra, despite its name, is not a true cobra but stands out due to its enormous size, unique snake-based diet, and ...