Hagfish and the Disgusting Slime

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The Pacific Hagfish is an amazing animal capable of producing superhuman like slime as a defense mechanism. This is very cool.

  1. By: skpa
  2. Categories Pets & Animals, Science & Tech
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  4. Added :08-Aug-08
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  • Slime Explanation

    Apparently the slime is produce by the mucus they secrete that combines with water. So they need to be in water to make all that.

    I found this explanation on Wikipedia...

    "Hagfish are long and vermiform, and can exude copious quantities of a sticky slime or mucus (from which the typical species Myxine glutinosa was named). When captured and held by the tail, they escape by secreting the fibrous slime, which turns into a thick and sticky gel when combined with water, and then cleaning off by tying themselves in an overhand knot which works its way from the head to the tail of the animal, scraping off the slime as it goes. Some authorities conjecture that this singular behavior may assist them in extricating themselves from the jaws of predatory fish. The "sliming" also seems to act as a distraction to predators, and free-swimming hagfish are seen to "slime" when agitated and will later clear the mucus off by way of the same traveling-knot behavior.

    An adult hagfish can secrete enough slime to turn a large bucket of water into gel in a matter of minutes."

    By neilg 1218239009
    • Thanks, for the information.

      .

      By afa001 1219870312
  • this is

    animal abuse lol

    By jimsky 1220041872
  • UGh

    yEah THATS interesting. but damn Why slime?

    By MuErTe97 1218315967
    • A guess

      I would guess it makes slime as a defensive measure. Like an octipus produces ink when it is scared. The slime is probably noxious and nasty tasting and make predators spit the hagfish back up.

      By Foresttre 1247920712
    • Me too

      If u play with my poutso I produce huge amounts of slime also...

      By MavrosSkylos 1219303196
  • Asian Food

    Hag fish are a

    japanese specialty food, and is an expensive dish.
    Can you imagine ?

    By chamlo 1218273263
  • That was really interesting

    Very weird

    By Torrentz 1257281711
  • composition

    Hagfish slime is 99.996% seawater, 0.0015% mucin and 0.002% threads

    By saif_786 1248117477
  • composition

    Hagfish slime is 99.996% seawater, 0.0015% mucin and 0.002% threads

    By saif_786 1248116267
  • waw

    free hair gel

    By immortal.vash 1247814551
  • At 2:10....

    does he really say "just a little thinner than my own C**k ?" or maybe I'm hearing things.

    By Bricta 1227230039
  • Superhuman slime?

    I guess I didn't get that gene... except for headcolds I don't think I've ever produced slime. Have you? Just kidding.... thanks for the vid!

    By spell check is free 1219372130
  • awww

    poor fish =(

    By -R3X- 1219339249
  • basicly

    the slime is a defence for them... it gets caught in the gills of other predator fish and kills them...

    By mr_kitty20 1219328359
  • yucky

    I never seen like this before...
    I cant image how they slime in water enter fresh water pipe to have
    people drink water.. ewww.. (body shake say grosssssss)..

    By prettynala 1219291360
  • if that slime could only

    replace oil.....

    By kelley42 1218960952
  • who would like to have that as pet

    i know i do .
    how about you

    By billyisbored 1218916712
  • ..

    ..

    By darling cutie 1218892745
  • thats grose

    what the F**k is that

    By casi308 1218834352
  • dude its not defence

    he was scared so i loosened hid bowels

    By cur71s_13 1218809049
  • fncking asshole noob

    so fncking noob

    By raintony 1218479549
  • He is...

    Playing with his "fish" and making "slime". There is something oddly perverted about this video.

    By CaptainXanax 1218450968
  • Damn

    nasty goo....they could use the goo in cosmetics

    By bodyworkdvd 1218299176
  • emmm..

    where the noise sound come from?
    it really hurt my ears..

    By ghetto77 1218288267
  • Where did the slime came from?

    Is it from inside the fish? How come after producing such slime, the fish never become thin? Or the fish transforms the water? I can't clearly notice whether the water drain or not.

    By Coisox 1218234717
    • RE: where did the slime come from?

      the fish only secretes a thin thread of protein (like a spider web). It comes from skin glands that open to the water. The thread hydrates with water creating the slime.

      By m3guerres 1218494960
    • Very Cool!

      Thx for the explaination...

      By Coisox 1218519592
  • i agree

    science should be able to use that slime for something

    By rebelbrett410 1218209327
  • can we use it ?

    does it have any use i am sure then will a valubel fish?

    By M0 1218201768
  • Reminds me of last weekend with

    my gf. LOL

    By sushiroll 1221604042
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    By TheMaster5 1220161164
  • i agree

    it is slightly perverted, get a girl friend, however i have an idea for the uses of the slime, lube for sex haha

    By cj and hb 1218557104
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