This male octopus poisons the female during mating to avoid being eaten
Male blue-lined octopuses inject a powerful neurotoxin into the hearts of females before mating to avoid being eaten, ...
‘Marine mystery’ as mako shark swims past researchers with octopus on head
Researchers with the University of Auckland recently witnessed an extraordinary scene in which a mako shark appears to be ...
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"What is this thing doing right here?" – Washington hikers come across a giant octopus casually swimming just off the trail
Moehller reveals he was hiking Clark's Point, a coastal hike in a wooded peninsula in Bellingham when he came across the ...
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Male octopus injects female with venom during sex to avoid being eaten
Some male octopuses tend to get eaten by their sexual partners, but male blue-lined octopuses avoid this fate with help from ...
Family bought pet octopus for nine-year-old son that went on to destroy their home
Nine-year-old Cal Clifford from Edmond, Oklahoma got Terrance the octopus on his ninth birthday, but the family got a ...
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Octopus farming in NC? A bill was filed banning it
A leading environmental voice in the North Carolina House has introduced a bill to outlaw octopus farming for human ...
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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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Watch: Rare encounter – Blanket octopus seen at Mossel Bay harbour
A photographer and videographer had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to swim with a blanket octopus when he saw it in the ...
Male octopus poisons its mate to avoid becoming post-sex snack
While unfortunate for the males, becoming a post-sex meal offers the females vital nutrients needed to sustain themselves and ...
The Clifford family went viral last year after revealing they'd bought a pet octopus
The Clifford family shared a sad update about the family octopus Terrance, after the adopted sea creature for their nine-year ...
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This male octopus poisons the female during mating to avoid being eaten
But while other octopus species have evolved longer mating arms that allow them to maintain a safe distance during copulation and avoid this fate, blue-lined octopuses have a comparatively short ...