Hagfishes will jet their slime from the part of their body that is under attack. If a shark tries to take a bite, the hagfish sends slime straight into the mouth and gills of the predator, forcing ...

You can check out more of her work here. View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. Hagfish are notorious for their defensive slime, which can swell from a small secretion to a carload of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...