Finally, why do octopuses have blue blood? Are you still wondering why octopus blood is blue and what the three hearts do? Well, the blue blood is because the protein, haemocyanin, which carries ...

With narratives built around the dramatization of the life of Heron, Zeus and Hera, and with a new twist of blending mythology-extracted lore with anime-inspired visuals, Blood of Zeus has cemented ...

Scientists have discovered that mating, male blue-lined octopuses will inject a powerful, incapacitating neurotoxin into the hearts of female octopuses — to avoid being eaten by them when the sea deed ...

(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 ...

Octopuses are like aliens on Earth: three hearts, blue blood, and the ability to squeeze through a space the size of their eyeball; they can use tools, transform their bodies to mimic other ...

Octopuses have a large nervous system, with the average octopus having about 500 million neurons or brain cells. That puts it in the same “brain range” as smaller mammals such as dogs.

But while other octopus species have evolved longer mating arms that allow them to maintain a safe distance during copulation and avoid this fate, blue-lined octopuses have a comparatively short ...