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Male Octopuses Stun Females With Venom to Survive Mating, Study Finds
The blue-lined octopus (Hapalochlaena fasciata) is only a few centimeters long, yet it may be one of the most dangerous ...
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To Avoid Becoming a Meal, These Male Octopuses Sedate Their Mates
The venom of the male blue-lined octopus is made for its predators, its prey, and, apparently, its mating partners. That's what researchers from the University of Queensland in Australia found ...