Male octopus injects female with venom during sex to avoid being eaten

Re:Male octopus injects female with venom during sex to avoi... by microtherion on Sunday March 16, 2025 @11:05AM (#43379612)

Talk about "toxic masculinity"…

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Re:Male octopus injects female with venom during sex to avoi... by bladeee on Sunday March 16, 2025 @11:43AM (#43379893)

Venomous masculinity

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Re:Male octopus injects female with venom during sex to avoi... by lelandfe on Sunday March 16, 2025 @01:01PM (#43380447)

Venomous Femininity is a good tongue twister and a solid trivia team name

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Re:Male octopus injects female with venom during sex to avoi... by giardini on Sunday March 16, 2025 @02:00PM (#43380872)

As opposed to "lethal femininity", which is what the male octopus gets if he doesn't disable the female?

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Re:Male octopus injects female with venom during sex to avoi... by yubblegum on Sunday March 16, 2025 @11:36AM (#43379849)

More like a solid prenup, hey?

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Re:Male octopus injects female with venom during sex to avoi... by hn_throwaway_99 on Sunday March 16, 2025 @02:03PM (#43380885)

Well, when you're going up against "cannibalistic femininity", it seems less toxic...

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