Meet the blue-lined octopus (Hapalochlaena fasciata), a tiny creature whose mating rituals read like a survival thriller. Mating is risky business for many octopuses, but male blue-lined octopuses take it to the next level by injecting their partners with a paralyzing venom to avoid becoming lunch. In this post, we’re exploring the blue-lined octopus’s high-stakes... The post Blue-Lined Octopus Mating Explained: Why Males Inject Venom During Sex appeared first on OctoNation - The Largest ...| OctoNation – The Largest Octopus Fan Club!
Why was an octopus riding a shark? Octopus Expert Warren Carlyle explains the viral video and the cling-or-be-consumed strategy behind it.| OctoNation - The Largest Octopus Fan Club!
Ever wonder why people label octopuses as "aliens"? It's not because they hitched a ride on a meteor from outer space. Nope, these eight-armed geniuses earned their intergalactic reputation by doing something no other Earthling| OctoNation - The Largest Octopus Fan Club!
Octopus teeth are tiny chainsaws. YUP!—Mother Nature really outdid herself on this one! These eight-armed wonders and their relatives have one ribbon-like tongue loaded with microscopic teeth called a radula.| OctoNation - The Largest Octopus Fan Club!
New study finds that octopuses punch fish that cheat during cooperative hunts, revealing complex social behaviors in marine life.| OctoNation - The Largest Octopus Fan Club!
Ever wonder what keeps octopuses looking so fabulous under the sea? It turns out, they’ve got a special version of a skin[care] routine — bacteria! A recent study, published in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science, has revealed how unique bacteria living on octopus skin could play a crucial role in their health and survival. What... The post Octopus Skin Care Secrets Revealed: It’s All About the Bacteria! appeared first on OctoNation - The Largest Octopus Fan Club!.| OctoNation – The Largest Octopus Fan Club!
[Update 3/18/24: Submissions Closed] 🐙 🎉 OctoNation is beyond thrilled to offer our community a chance to win one of the newest National Geographic octopus books to hit the shelves next week, "Secrets of the| OctoNation - The Largest Octopus Fan Club!
'Artist Spotlight' of the week: Victor Grasso. We've been fans of his for years! You're gonna love his latest octopus series.| OctoNation - The Largest Octopus Fan Club!
Yup, It's real folks! Meet the dazzling Histioteuthis heteropsis, affectionately known as the “Cockeyed Squid” or “Strawberry Squid"| OctoNation - The Largest Octopus Fan Club!
