Male octopus injects female with venom
"Mating ended when the females regained control of their arms and pushed the males off," the researchers noted.
Male blue-lined octopuses inject females with venom to paralyse them before mating and avoid being eaten after sex.
The species in question is the blue-lined octopus (Hapalochlaena fasciata ... measuring just six inches across, but their venom packs a serious punch. Their salivary glands are full of symbiotic ...
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