During mating, some male octopuses inject females with their potent venom to paralyse them – and avoid being eaten by their mates. Typically, animals use venom to kill prey or defend themselves ...

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Now, scientists have discovered a surprising new technique that appears to be a defense mechanism: Some male octopuses use ...

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The males have evolved to use a venom called tetrodotoxin (TTX ... Chung added that eating their partner helps female octopuses to accumulate enough energy to produce eggs and then incubate ...

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The word’s meaning has evolved quite a bit over the centuries.