Scientists have discovered that when mating, male blue-lined octopuses will inject a powerful, incapacitating neurotoxin into ...

Male blue-lined octopuses inject a powerful neurotoxin into the hearts of females before mating to avoid being eaten, ...

The blue-lined octopus (Hapalochlaena fasciata) is only a few centimeters long, yet it may be one of the most dangerous ...

A male blue-lined octopus often becomes their partner's meal after mating but the University of Queensland's Fabio Cortesi tells NPR's Ayesha Rascoe some males have found a way to survive.

Some male octopuses tend to get eaten by their sexual partners, but male blue-lined octopuses avoid this fate with help from one of nature’s most potent venoms ...

Now, researchers studying the octopuses have learned that not only do male blue-lined octopuses use their venom against ...

It also occurs with some crustaceans, gastropods, and even octopuses. And while a female blue-lined octopus is usually about double the size of a male, they are still prone to hunger pangs after ...

But while other octopus species have evolved longer mating ... with mounting the only way for males to impregnate a female. Chung told CNN that the males would approach the females from behind ...

Several blue-ringed octopus species use tetrodotoxin as a powerful weapon to quickly immobilise and kill their prey. Receive a weekly dose of discovery in your inbox! We'll also keep you up to ...