New York Post

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 when mating, male blue-lined octopuses will inject a powerful, incapacitating neurotoxin into the hearts of female octopuses — to ...
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Male Octopuses Paralyze Mates During Sex to Avoid Being Eaten

It’s not uncommon for sex in nature to include a bit of violence. But in the shadowy tide pools and coral reefs of the Pacific, an extraordinary duel is unfolding. The blue-lined octopus ...
Smithsonian Magazine

These Male Octopuses Use Venom to Subdue Female Mates—and Avoid Being Eaten After Sex

When they're alarmed, blue-lined octopuses display iridescent blue rings on their arms to ward off approaching predators. Totti via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 Animals have evolved many ...
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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 ...
New Scientist

Male octopus injects female with venom during sex to avoid being eaten

During mating, some male octopuses inject females with their potent venom to paralyse them – and avoid being eaten by their mates. Typically, animals use venom to kill prey or defend themselves from ...
Charlotte Observer

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 ...