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Tetrodotoxin
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Tetrodotoxin is one of the most deadly poisons in the natural world. Lethal in far smaller amounts than cyanide, it kills by blocking the body's superhighways that transmit nerve signals.
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The male blue-lined octopus injects females with venom during sex to avoid being eaten, study shows ○
Tetrodotoxin immobilises the female – who is about two to five times bigger than the male – so mating can occur, researchers observed
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Male blue-lined octopuses inject females with venom during sex to avoid being eaten, study shows ○
Tetrodotoxin immobilises the female – who is about two to five times bigger than the male – so mating can occur, researchers observed
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- Get our brea…
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