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Hagfish are slimy sea noodles that wear their skin like a pair of loose pajamas... and that isn't the weirdest thing about them.
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tolweb.org/Hyperotreti
tolweb.org/Craniata/14826
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webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:AX6LbbPNXOUJ:https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/01/how-slimy-hagfish-ties-itself-knots-and-survives-shark-attacks+&cd=13&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us
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wired.com/2014/11/creature-feature-10-fun-facts-hagfish
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coo.fieldofscience.com/2016/02/hagfish-probably-worlds-most-disgusting.html
gawker.com/5854166/hagfish-the-most-disgusting-fish-in-the-sea
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2010.2784
theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/01/hagfish-slime/581002
cpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/sites.chapman.edu/dist/c/972/files/2016/09/Boggett_etal_Interface_2017-22jw6hr.pdf
http://130.207.140.81/colloquia-seminars/seminars/2006/Fudge.pdf
nature.com/articles/srep00131
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/209/4/702/16497/Hagfish-slime-ecomechanics-testing-the-gill
cpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/sites.chapman.edu/dist/c/972/files/2016/09/Boggett_etal_Interface_2017-22jw6hr.pdf
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rstb.2017.0208
smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/research-reveals-six-categories-disgust-180969261
atlasobscura.com/foods/hagfish-slime-korea
southernfriedscience.com/your-car-has-just-been-crushed-by-hagfish-frequently-asked-questions/)
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Images: docs.google.com/document/d/1DEcq44sf4_Sf4IGsxp3dqR3Bf_ftcoDZSLgxllGtFj8/edit?tab=t.0
Hagfish are slimy sea noodles that wear their skin like a pair of loose pajamas... and that isn't the weirdest thing about them.
Do you need a pin? We found a few extra! Get the hagfish pins here: https://complexly.store/products/hagfish-bb-oct-21
This month's pin is designed by Mary Capaldi. You can find out more about her and her work here: marycapaldi.squarespace.com
Subscribe to the pin club here: https://complexly.store/products/bizarre-beasts-pin-subscription
You can cancel any time by emailing hello@dftba.com
Visit Nautilus Live for more deep sea adventures! nautiluslive.org
Thanks also to the University of Oregon Charleston Marine Life Center for letting us use footage of their hagfish! charlestonmarinelifecenter.com
Host: Sarah Suta (she/her)
Follow us on socials:
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/bizarrebeastsshow.bsky.social
Instagram: instagram.com/bizarrebeastsshow
Facebook: facebook.com/BizarreBeastsShow
#BizarreBeasts #Hagfish #deepsea #fish
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Sources:
tolweb.org/Hyperotreti
tolweb.org/Craniata/14826
https://sites.wp.odu.edu/GMSA/wp-content/uploads/sites/756/2016/03/Knapp_etal_2011.pdf
webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:AX6LbbPNXOUJ:https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/01/how-slimy-hagfish-ties-itself-knots-and-survives-shark-attacks+&cd=13&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us
zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jzo.12752
wired.com/2014/11/creature-feature-10-fun-facts-hagfish
webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:ZR0E9A27nU8J:https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2011/03/hagfish-just-got-more-disgusting+&cd=22&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us
coo.fieldofscience.com/2016/02/hagfish-probably-worlds-most-disgusting.html
gawker.com/5854166/hagfish-the-most-disgusting-fish-in-the-sea
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2010.2784
theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/01/hagfish-slime/581002
cpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/sites.chapman.edu/dist/c/972/files/2016/09/Boggett_etal_Interface_2017-22jw6hr.pdf
http://130.207.140.81/colloquia-seminars/seminars/2006/Fudge.pdf
nature.com/articles/srep00131
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/209/4/702/16497/Hagfish-slime-ecomechanics-testing-the-gill
cpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/sites.chapman.edu/dist/c/972/files/2016/09/Boggett_etal_Interface_2017-22jw6hr.pdf
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rstb.2017.0208
smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/research-reveals-six-categories-disgust-180969261
atlasobscura.com/foods/hagfish-slime-korea
southernfriedscience.com/your-car-has-just-been-crushed-by-hagfish-frequently-asked-questions/)
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Images: docs.google.com/document/d/1DEcq44sf4_Sf4IGsxp3dqR3Bf_ftcoDZSLgxllGtFj8/edit?tab=t.0
