Animals: Hagfish produce so much slime within 0.4 seconds that t…

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Did you know? Hagfish produce so much slime within 0.4 seconds that they can fill a bucket from a single bite. The slime suffocates predator fish by clogging their gills. They have no jaws, no scales, and tie themselves in knots to escape their own slime.

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Hagfish produce so much slime within 0.4 seconds that they can fill a bucket from a single bite. The slime suffocates predator fish by clogging their gills. They have no jaws, no scales, and tie themselves in knots to escape their own slime.

Slijmprikken (hagfish) produceren binnen 0,4 seconden zoveel slijm dat ze een emmer kunnen vullen vanaf één enkele beet. Het slijm verstikt roofdier-vissen door hun kieuwen te verstoppen. Ze hebben geen kaken, geen schubben, en knopen zichzelf in lussen om uit hun eigen slijm te ontsnappen.

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