Whales are a group of mammals that live in oceans. They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the ...
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 deed is ...
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GearJunkie on MSNWashington Hikers Amazed After Finding Giant Octopus Near Local TrailThis group of friends wasn't expecting an encounter with one of the world's largest octopus species while enjoying a short ...
Some male octopuses tend to get eaten by their sexual partners, but male blue-lined octopuses avoid this fate with help from ...
Male blue-lined octopuses inject a powerful neurotoxin into the hearts of females before mating to avoid being eaten, ...
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Discover Magazine on MSNTo Avoid Becoming a Meal, These Male Octopuses Sedate Their MatesLearn more about the mating of blue-lined octopuses - a treacherous ordeal involving sex, cannibalism, and sedation.
In the perilous world of cephalopod romance, male blue-lined octopuses have evolved a shocking strategy to survive mating.
Scientists observed male blue-lined octopuses injecting tetrodotoxin into females, which rendered them immobile for mating ...
A plan to create artificial reefs in Puget Sound using automotive tires was created by Washington's Department of Natural ...
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.
Scientists have found that male blue-lined octopuses inject venom and paralyse females during sex to avoid being killed and ...
Male blue-lined octopi (Hapalochlaena fasciata) have been found to use venom on their sexual partners, as well as for the ...
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