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Hagfish

life science Maturity 5-7

The hagfish is a sea animal.

Eptatretus stoutii.jpg
Eptatretus stoutii.jpg
It looks like a long worm. It can make lots of slime. This slime helps it stay safe. The slime stops big fish from eating it. Do you like slimy things?
Hagfish Slime Predator Deterrence.jpg
Hagfish Slime Predator Deterrence.jpg

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File:NIE 1905 Hagfish - Myxine glutinosa.jpg
NIE 1905 Hagfish - Myxine glutinosa.jpg
File:Eptatretus stoutii.jpg
Eptatretus stoutii.jpg
File:Hagfish Slime Predator Deterrence.jpg
Hagfish Slime Predator Deterrence.jpg
File:Eptatretus stoutii 1.jpg
Eptatretus stoutii 1.jpg
File:Dorsal, left lateral views of dissected hagfish brain.jpg
Dorsal, left lateral views of dissected...
File:Hagfish trunk.jpg
Hagfish trunk.jpg
File:Hagfish skull Fig 74 in Kingsley 1912.png
Hagfish skull Fig 74 in Kingsley 1912.png
File:Black_hagfish,_Eptatretus_deani_gonads_01.jpg
Black_hagfish,_Eptatretus_deani_gonads_01.jpg
File:Eptatretus polytrema.jpg
Eptatretus polytrema.jpg
File:Eptatretus cirrhatus (New Zealand hagfish).gif
Eptatretus cirrhatus (New Zealand hagfish).gif
File:Pacific hagfish feeding 01.jpg
Pacific hagfish feeding 01.jpg
File:Pacific_hagfish_Myxine.jpg
Pacific_hagfish_Myxine.jpg

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📚 Content adapted from Wikipedia | Readability: FK 12.9 | Vital Level 4