In nature, interactions between species are often framed in terms of survival—those that hunt and those that are hunted. But ...
Male blue-lined octopuses inject females with venom to paralyse them before mating and avoid being eaten after sex.
One of my collaborators applied this method to study the octopus-fish partnership, published in Nature Ecology & Evolution in 2024. A blend of ecological and cognitive factors probably underpins ...
An Oxford academic has theorized about what might happen if humans were to go extinct and reveals which species could take ...
What if intelligent life on Earth evolved not once, but twice? The octopus is the closest we will come to meeting an intelligent alien. What can we learn from the encounter? Philosopher and scuba ...
Rare evidence about the lives of an ancient group of arthropods has been uncovered in the U.S. The findings of the study are ...
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Stunning Clip Captures an Octopus Changing Colors While Dreaming in a Way We’ve Never Seen BeforeThe complex biology of an octopus shines through as a brief snippet displays its unique ability to camouflage in water.
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To Avoid Becoming a Meal, These Male Octopuses Sedate Their MatesLearn more about the mating of blue-lined octopuses - a treacherous ordeal involving sex, cannibalism, and sedation.
An interdisciplinary team explores the cognitive underpinnings of such cross-species collaborations, opening up a new perspective on the evolution ... hunting in octopus and reef fish.
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