Doctor Octopus returns with more arms than ever in All New Venom #8, because apparently eight tentacles just weren't enough ...

Octopuses can taste with their arms, and a new study reveals that specifically, they're tasting chemical cues from microbes ...

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 ...

Scientists have found that male blue-lined octopuses inject venom and paralyse females during sex to avoid being killed and cannibalised by their much larger partners. The male octopus of this ...

Their venom is called neurotoxin tetrodotoxin, or TTX, and is created by bacteria that live in a symbiotic relationship with the octopuses. The toxin is stored in their salivary glands, and packs ...

Electric blue octopuses use potent venom to get females to mate — and not eat them By Irene Wright. March 11, 2025 12:18 PM. Blue-lined octopus venom is for enemies and lovers, researchers ...

Octopuses Use Venom for Safe Sex, Biologists Reveal. Published Mar 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT Updated Mar 10, 2025 at 1:54 PM EDT. By . Melissa Fleur Afshar is a Newsweek reporter based in London ...

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 ...

Their venom is called neurotoxin tetrodotoxin, or TTX, and is created by bacteria that live in a symbiotic relationship with the octopuses. The toxin is stored in their salivary glands, and packs ...

Male octopuses paralyse partners with venom during sex to avoid being eaten, scientists find. Octopus uses symbiotic bacteria to sequester the venom. Vishwam Sankaran. Tuesday 11 March 2025 10:28 GMT.

Their venom is called neurotoxin tetrodotoxin, or TTX, and is created by bacteria that live in a symbiotic relationship with the octopuses. The toxin is stored in their salivary glands, and packs ...