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Highly venomous male octopuses poison females before sex — to avoid being eaten after mating, scientists say
It’s an octopus-eat-octopus world. Scientists have discovered that mating, male blue-lined octopuses will inject a powerful, incapacitating neurotoxin into the hearts of female octopuses — to ...
‘I am really scared’ – Former Man Utd star Jesse Lingard filmed eating LIVE octopus as it wriggles on his plate
JESSE LINGARD ate a live octopus while filming his latest YouTube video. The former Manchester United star has embraced life ...
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This male octopus poisons the female during mating to avoid being eaten
Male blue-lined octopuses inject a powerful neurotoxin into the hearts of females before mating to avoid being eaten, according to a new study. The males have evolved to use a venom called ...
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Sea geniuses: all the ways that octopuses are wildly intelligent
Octopuses are cephalopods that live in oceans around the world. They are also some of the most intelligent creatures on Earth. Their brain structures vary depending on where they live. For example ...
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Electric blue octopuses use potent venom to get females to mate — and not eat them
Along the rocky shores of eastern Australia, a small brown octopus is unassuming as it blends in with its surroundings. When the octopus is scared or hungry, however, it becomes one of the most ...