The Independent13d
Male octopuses paralyse partners with venom during sex to avoid being eaten, scientists find
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.
CNN11d
This male octopus poisons the female during mating to avoid being eaten
The males have evolved to use a venom called tetrodotoxin (TTX ... describing the males as a “final snack.” But while other octopus species have evolved longer mating arms that allow them ...
New York Post10d
Highly venomous male octopuses poison females before sex — to avoid being eaten after mating, scientists say
It’s an octopus-eat-octopus world ... But now, research reveals, males have evolved to use a venom called tetrodotoxin (TTX) to immobilize the soon-to-be octomoms. Sexual cannibalism is common ...
Kansas City Star13d
Electric blue octopuses use potent venom to get females to mate — and not eat them
and packs a potentially deadly punch when the octopus takes a bite. Now, researchers studying the octopuses have learned that not only do male blue-lined octopuses use their venom against enemies ...