May 4, 2011

Hagfish Mucus!

In The Big Book of Gross Stuff, I write about the hagfish

Among other nasty things, the hagfish is famous for having ninety pores on its body that produce slime

This hagfish mucus is so sticky, you have to peel it off of you. . . as this photo (by Tim Winegard) shows!

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