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, ...
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Luciana-style Baby Octopus
To prepare Luciana-style baby octopus, first clean the octopus: remove the beak (1) and eyes (2), then remove the innards from the sac and rinse them thoroughly one by one under running water (3).
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Moment octopus strangles panic-stricken diver who races to the surface with creature's tentacles around his neck after disturbing the animal's home
A snorkeler was nearly strangled by an octopus after he disturbed the creature's home while on a dive off the coast of far-eastern Russia. Now-viral video of the encounter shows the moment 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 ...