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These Male Octopuses Use Venom to Subdue Female Mates—and Avoid Being Eaten After SexScientists observed male blue-lined octopuses injecting tetrodotoxin into females, which rendered them immobile for mating ...
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Sex and survival: Male octopuses inject venom into females to avoid being eaten aliveMale blue-lined octopuses inject females with venom during mating to avoid being eaten, temporarily paralyzing their partners ...
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