Male blue-lined octopuses inject a powerful neurotoxin into the hearts of females before mating to avoid being eaten, ...
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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 ...
"Mating ended when the females regained control of their arms and pushed the males off," the researchers noted.
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ZME Science on MSNVenomous love: These male octopuses inject venom into females so they can escape being eatenIn the perilous world of cephalopod romance, male blue-lined octopuses have evolved a shocking strategy to survive mating.
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Male octopuses paralyse partners with venom during sex to avoid being eaten, scientists find - Octopus uses symbiotic ...
Male blue-lined octopuses inject females with venom during mating to avoid being eaten by their partners, observations suggest 1. Blue-lined octopuses ( Hapalochlaena fasciata) have paralysing venom ...
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IFLScience on MSNMale 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.
Typically, animals use venom to kill prey or defend themselves ... Several blue-ringed octopus species use tetrodotoxin as a powerful weapon to quickly immobilise and kill their prey.
The species in question is the blue-lined octopus (Hapalochlaena fasciata ... measuring just six inches across, but their venom packs a serious punch. Their salivary glands are full of symbiotic ...
What is even more frightening is that there is no known antidote for its venom. The colorful blue rings of the octopus flash as a signal, but it may already be too late by then. This little ...
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