𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐃𝐨 𝐇𝐚𝐠𝐟𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬? HAGFISH VS. SHARK A shark biting a long, skinny hagfish does not turn out so well for the shark. The murky cloud that suddenly appears around its head is the famed defensive slime released by hagfishes. This kind of video, showing a hagfish withstanding a crunch from shark jaws, inspired research on the possible protective power of loose hagfish skin. Hagfish are best known for their slime, which gums up the gills of any pr

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