The humble hagfish is an ugly, gray, eel-like creature best known for its ability to unleash a cloud of sticky slime onto unsuspecting predators, clogging the gills and suffocating said predators.

At first glance, these primitive fish are striking thanks to their unusual appearance. With no fins or scales, these pinkish-gray fish look more like giant earthworms gone wrong with rows of frightful ...

Scientists have developed a novel way to observe the elusive burrowing behavior of hagfish. Scientists created a specialized tank of transparent gelatin in order to visualize how the hagfish behave ...

What keeps the boneless, jawless hagfish thriving after more than 300 million years? SLIME What keeps the boneless, jawless hagfish thriving after more than 300 million years? SLIME. The goop it ...

Aside from sunburn, the biggest concern most beachgoers have is getting stung by the occasional jellyfish bobbing around in the water. But there are thousands of sea creatures, including some pretty ...

Hagfish produce copious amounts of slime when attacked, which chokes predators’ gills in a gooey net. Scientists now know that mucus plays a critical role in hagfish slime’s remarkable clogging ...

Scientists at the Schmid College of Science and Technology at Chapman University developed a novel way to observe the elusive burrowing behavior of hagfish. Dr. Douglas S Fudge and his team created a ...