While some might describe a hagfish as 'repulsive,' 'disgusting' or, more poetically, 'Lovecraftian', we would have to strongly disagree. Hagfishes are excellent: they are part of the ocean's clean-up ...

Meet the hagfish, a jawless marine creature notorious for producing massive amounts of slime when threatened. This deep-sea survivor has remained virtually unchanged for millions of years, making it a ...

An curved arrow pointing right. The Atlantic Hagfish is an eel-shaped creature that releases a mass of slime when threatened. The slime is so good at holding water that scientists are now studying ...

This video shows the internal structure of developing gland thread cells in hagfish slime. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert!

The hagfish is a slime-emitting ocean-dweller that's remained unchanged for 300 million years--and it shows. It has a skull (but no spine), velvet smooth skin, and a terrifying pit of a mouth that ...

The Hagfish This primitive animal has teeth on its tongue, secretes a viscid slime and can tie itself in a knot. It also has four hearts, the nature of which may clarify cardiac function in higher ...

Diagram depicting a boat propeller disabled by a next-generation Maritime Vessel Stopping Occlusion Technologies or MVSOT device crafted from synthetic hagfish slime and Utah State University-made ...