Highly venomous male octopuses poison females before sex — to avoid being eaten after mating, scientists say
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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Giant Pacific Octopus
These are the weird reasons octopuses change shape and color These are the weird reasons octopuses change shape and color An octopus invited this writer into her tank—and her secret world An ...
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What’s Odd About That Octopus? It’s Mating Beak to Beak.
This story ran in the April 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine. In most octopus species it’s customary after sex for the female to make a meal—of her partner. To avoid being eaten ...
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Stunning Clip Captures an Octopus Changing Colors While Dreaming in a Way We’ve Never Seen Before
The complex biology of an octopus shines through as a brief snippet displays its unique ability to camouflage in water.
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Electric Octopus
Electric Octopus are a new and exciting musical cabal that'll take your mind on a weird and wonderful adventure. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons ...