There’s A Reason Why They’re Called “Hagfish”
August 22nd, 2007
Filed under: Strange Animals
From Wikipedia:
Hagfish are long, vermiform and can exude copious quantities of a sticky slime or mucus (from which the typical species Myxine glutinosa was named). When captured and held by the tail, they escape by secreting the fibrous slime, which turns into a thick and sticky gel when combined with water, and then cleaning off by tying themselves in an overhand knot which works its way from the head to the tail of the animal, scraping off the slime as it goes.
And the “amazing” video of hagfish slime in action:
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