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

Animals have evolved many different ways of protecting themselves, from prickly quills and razor-sharp teeth to clever camouflage and sturdy shells. Now, scientists have discovered a surprising new ...

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

The blue-lined octopus (Hapalochlaena fasciata) is only a few centimeters long, yet it may be one of the most dangerous ...

Some male octopuses tend to get eaten by their sexual partners, but male blue-lined octopuses avoid this fate with help from ...

Now, researchers studying the octopuses have learned that not only do male blue-lined octopuses use their venom against ...

Scientists have found that male blue-lined octopuses inject venom and paralyse females during sex to avoid being killed and cannibalised by their much larger partners.

Some scientists claim that octopuses could be the next big species after humans go extinct and that there is much to learn ...

While most ants are harmless, the harvester ant has venom that rivals some of the deadliest snakes. Its sting is 20 times ...

A male blue-lined octopus often becomes their partner's meal after mating but the University of Queensland's Fabio Cortesi tells NPR's Ayesha Rascoe some males have found a way to survive.

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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 ...