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

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

Some scientists claim that octopuses could be the next big species after humans go extinct and that there is much to learn ...

The blue-lined octopus is a creature of paradox. It’s a small yet deadly creature with enough paralyzing venom to kill a man.

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

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

When the octopus is scared or hungry, however, it becomes one of the most dangerous animals in the ocean. Blue-lined octopuses are from a group of venomous octopuses that look plain in color until ...