The blue morpho is a rainforest butterfly known for the stunning iridescent blue color ... The Common Blue is a small butterfly found in grasslands and meadows across Europe and Asia. The male is ...

A group of Osaka University researchers has developed a novel design for daylight window panes inspired by the structure of the Morpho butterfly wings that shine in a brilliant blue. The pane ...

Scientists developed new solar panels using morpho butterflies’ blue iridescent colouring characteristics. Research conducted by Fraunhofer ISE scientists successfully reproduced 3D photonic elements ...

And in the case of the male blue-lined octopus, his neurotoxin supply serves as a defensive mechanism against his mate. Sexual cannibalism is documented across a wide range of species ...

Male blue-lined octopi (Hapalochlaena fasciata) have been found to use venom on their sexual partners, as well as for the usual reasons of defense against predators and subduing prey. Killing the ...

Scientists observed male blue-lined octopuses injecting tetrodotoxin into females, which rendered them immobile for mating Sarah Kuta Daily Correspondent When they're alarmed, blue-lined octopuses ...

During mating, some male octopuses inject females with their ... as a defence mechanism. Several blue-ringed octopus species use tetrodotoxin as a powerful weapon to quickly immobilise and kill ...

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 ...

Female praying mantises are known for biting off the male's head. Scientists now say male blue-lined octopuses avoid a similar fate because of an aggressive defensive measure: They bite the larger ...

The new study, published in the journal Current Biology, found that male blue-lined octopuses precisely target and bite the female’s main artery to make them immobile to avoid being cannibalised ...

Male blue-lined octopuses immobilize partners with venom before mating In the animal world, survival often involves strategies that are as ingenious as they are unexpected. In the blue-striped ...