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

To humans, the bite of a blue-line octopus can be life-threatening, but within its own species, it’s just a regular […] ...

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

Learn more about the mating of blue-lined octopuses - a treacherous ordeal involving sex, cannibalism, and sedation.

Did you know octopuses are highly intelligent animals with the ability to problem-solve complex puzzles – and even change ...

"Mating ended when the females regained control of their arms and pushed the males off," the researchers noted.

Scientists observed male blue-lined octopuses injecting tetrodotoxin into females, which rendered them immobile for mating ...

Some male octopuses tend to get eaten by their sexual partners, but male blue-lined octopuses avoid this fate with help from ...

In the perilous world of cephalopod romance, male blue-lined octopuses have evolved a shocking strategy to survive mating.

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

While unfortunate for the males, becoming a post-sex meal offers the females vital nutrients needed to sustain themselves and ...

Dead octopuses have been found along South Australian beaches as environment authorities say a microalgae bloom could be to ...