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, ...
‘I am really scared’ – Former Man Utd star Jesse Lingard filmed eating LIVE octopus as it wriggles on his plate
JESSE LINGARD ate a live octopus while filming his latest YouTube video. The former Manchester United star has embraced life ...
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Sea geniuses: all the ways that octopuses are wildly intelligent
Octopuses are cephalopods that live in oceans around the world. They are also some of the most intelligent creatures on Earth. Their brain structures vary depending on where they live. For example ...
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Watch an Octopus Hitch a Ride on a Shark—an Unusual Duo Dubbed the ‘Sharktopus’
Researchers in New Zealand captured the odd pairing on video, but they still don’t know how to explain the behavior ...
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This male octopus poisons the female during mating to avoid being eaten
Sexual cannibalism is common in cephalopods such as octopuses, as well as in other animals such as spiders and mantises, he said. Chung added that eating their partner helps female octopuses to ...