Learn more about the mating of blue-lined octopuses - a treacherous ordeal involving sex, cannibalism, and sedation.
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 deed is ...
Male blue-lined octopuses inject a powerful neurotoxin into the hearts of females before mating to avoid being eaten, ...
While unfortunate for the males, becoming a post-sex meal offers the females vital nutrients needed to sustain themselves and ...
A total of 15 octopus species are known to inhabit Hawaii’s shallow waters. The octopus’ diet mostly includes crabs, with the occasional mollusks and some fish, she said. There are 75 ...