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 ...
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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 ...
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 sea deed ...
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ZME Science on MSNVenomous love: These male octopuses inject venom into females so they can escape being eatenThe blue-lined octopus is a creature of paradox. It’s a small yet deadly creature with enough paralyzing venom to kill a man.
"Mating ended when the females regained control of their arms and pushed the males off," the researchers noted.
The male octopus of this species precisely injects a dose of its deadly tetrodotoxin venom into the females to immobilise them during copulation, say researchers at the University of Queensland.
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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 ...
Their venom is called neurotoxin tetrodotoxin, or TTX, and is created by bacteria that live in a symbiotic relationship with the octopuses. The toxin is stored in their salivary glands ...
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