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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, according to a new study. The males have evolved to use a venom called ...
New York Post4d
Highly venomous male octopuses poison females before sex — to avoid being eaten after mating, scientists say
It’s an octopus-eat-octopus world. Scientists have discovered that mating, male blue-lined octopuses will inject a powerful, incapacitating neurotoxin into the hearts of female octopuses — to ...
Pensacola News Journal4d
Got bats? Now’s the time to remove bat infestations in Florida before it becomes illegal
During mating season, which runs from April 16 until Aug. 14 every year, it is also illegal to prevent them from returning to their roosts to prevent flightless young bats from getting trapped ...