Referenced link: https://phys.org/news/2023-03-hagfish-slime-effective-blocking-pores.html
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Originally posted by Phys.org / @physorg_com: http://nitter.platypush.tech/physorg_com/status/1641477894496026633#m

#Hagfish #slime found to be much more effective at blocking pores than thickening agents @RSocPublishing https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsif.2022.0774 https://phys.org/news/2023-03-hagfish-slime-effective-blocking-pores.html

@cobie His heart froze and his spleen ached which, he considered, wasn't entirely accurate as he was an early-branching Cyclostomatta and used a thin layer of hematopoietic cells to store his erythrocytes. Still the heart part was fairly accurate, It had been a stressful day after all.

#Hagfish #HagfishWritingPrompt

🌊🌫😱 https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/hagfish-slime-video-deep-look

“What keeps the boneless, jawless #hagfish thriving after more than 300 million years? #SLIME. The goop it exudes – a mix of mucus and special protein cells – expands to 10,000 times its original volume in less than half a second, potentially clogging the gills of competitors.”

#animals #fish #biology #marinebiology #science

Dr. Willy Bemis joins Dr. David Ebert and Andrew Lewin on the podcast today to discuss his career studying a variety of vertebrate species in the ocean from #sharks to #hagfish.
https://www.speakupforblue.com/show/beyond-jaws/show/

One hashtag led to another and here I am, reading the #wiki entry of the truly fascinating #hagfish:
- #DeepSea fish that looks a lot like an #eel , can be called slime eel, but is not an eel
- Has a skull but no spine (or just no vertebrae?); apparently a unique thing
- No jaw
- Produces #slime and the article says " therefore possibility of making energy efficient #tofu", but I'm apparently too tired for that one

Enjoy: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagfish

I'm featuring an ecosystem rather than an organism this #MarineLifeMonday. Lasting for only a short time but providing a bonanza for #DeepSea life, a #whale fall occurs when a whale dies and sinks to the #ocean floor. The carcass provides rare #nutrients for a range of #scavengers, from microscopic bacteria to huge sharks. The whale fall shown here is an artificial one on display at the #MontereyBayAquarium, where spider #crabs, giant #isopods, and jawless #hagfish occupy a #SpermWhale skeleton.

Here is my day 3 #inktober drawing, but I'm using the day 4 prompt, because I have plans for Tuesday to draw a vessel. The prompt is knot, and this little slimeball is a hagfish, which are known to tie itself into knots quite literally.

#art #inktober2021 #knot #hagfish

Interesting article on the properties of hagfish slime and on the hagfish itself.

#Nature #Biology #Hagfish #HagfishSlime

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/01/hagfish-slime/581002/

‘Like finding a sneeze’: #fossil identified as 100m-year-old #hagfish | #Science | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jan/21/like-finding-a-sneeze-fossil-identified-as-100m-year-old-hagfish

#Biology #Evolution #Palaeontology

truck carrying slime eels overturns on highway...

#truck #carculture #slime #eels #overturned #highway #slimeeels #hagfish

truck carrying slime eels overturns on highway...

#truck #carculture #slime #eels #overturned #highway #slimeeels #hagfish