As smart as they are, the blue-lined octopus males came up with an innovative solution. New research reveals that males ...

Their venom is called neurotoxin tetrodotoxin, or TTX, and is created by bacteria that live in a symbiotic relationship with the octopuses. The toxin is stored in their salivary glands ...

There may be an all-new Venom, but Doctor Octopus is as armed and dangerous as ever. The Spider-Man archvillain recently ...

So we found that they use this extra venom actually to essentially envenomate the female during copulation. RASCOE: Are these male octopuses that you observed kind of learning from maybe their ...

But, turns out venomous animals live in Australian waters too. Like the blue-ringed octopus. Its venom is 1,000 times more toxic than cyanide and it’ll bring down a human in just 20-40 minutes.

After bringing food to its beak, an octopus immobilizes its prey with a special venom. This venom has special enzymes that break down protein, making it easier for the octopus to digest.

Blue-ringed octopuses can inject TTX too, delivering it as a venom via a near-painless bite. Bites from blue-ringed octopuses are reasonably rare, but these animals do carry a dose of TTX that is ...

That venom is now by definition a poison, because it is absorbed rather than injected through a wound,' explains Ronald. The blue-ringed octopus makes its own venom like other squids and octopuses.