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 ...

Researchers from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) have completed a Phase I clinical trial for a new oral ...

Some male octopuses tend to get eaten by their sexual partners, but male blue-lined octopuses avoid this fate with help from ...

Learn more about the mating of blue-lined octopuses — a treacherous ordeal involving sex, cannibalism, and sedation.

Animals have evolved many different ways of protecting themselves, from prickly quills and razor-sharp teeth to clever ...

Now, researchers studying the octopuses have learned that not only do male blue-lined octopuses use their venom against enemies, but also against members of their own species — cannibalistic females.

Scientists have found that male blue-lined octopuses inject venom and paralyse females during sex to avoid being killed and ...

Male blue-lined octopuses inject females with venom during mating to avoid being eaten by their partners, observations suggest 1. Blue-lined octopuses ( Hapalochlaena fasciata) have paralysing venom ...

Deep in the rainforests of Colombia, a scientist set out to study moths. While searching for copper, he found gold: a new ...

"Mating ended when the females regained control of their arms and pushed the males off," the researchers noted.

Most symbiote powers are enviable, but a new downside has been revealed that paints Venom and his fellow symbiotes in a much more heartbreaking light.

Appearances can be deceiving in the animal kingdom. Some of the most charming creatures harbor hidden dangers beneath their ...