Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A California two-spot octopus (Octopus bimaculoides). David Liittschwager, National Geographic Image Collection The California two ...

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Octopus sex hinges on a peculiar anatomical trick. In lieu of a penis, the male has a special mating arm called a hectocotylus. He feels around with it inside the female’s mantle—the bulbous structure ...

The love life of a male blue-lined octopus is tough. Like praying mantises and widow spiders, a female blue-lined octopus will often kill and eat the male after mating. It's just a circle of life for ...

In the dark depths of the sea, where vision is difficult, meeting a mate becomes a problem. Octopuses, which are highly intelligent beings that generally avoid social contact, do not meet often.

(CNN) — Male blue-lined octopuses inject a powerful neurotoxin into the hearts of females before mating to avoid being eaten, according to a new study. The males have evolved to use a venom called ...

This is a touching boy-meets-girl story about the octopus. A new study by Harvard biologists reveals how octopuses feel their way to potential mates with a “taste by touch” sensory system and even can ...

The California two-spot octopus is a solitary creature. How exactly they manage to find suitable mates has been one of the ocean’s best-kept secrets. Now scientists have discovered that male octopuses ...