Pontus Kyander_Swedish art historian
Eclectic Perambulations in the Noosphere
"Straight out of a horror flick, this horrendous sea creature’s horrible way of repelling prey has been captured on film for the first time.
Scientists have filmed the hideous hagfish firing jets of slime at predators foolish enough to cross its path.
Researchers from Massey University, New Zealand have released graphic underwater footage showing how the primitive beast – also known as the snot-eel – defends itself by emitting a choking, gill-clogging slime.
As soon as it is challenged, the hagfish releases a gooey mucus-like substance from its battery of slime glands and up to 200 slime pores, causing predators to gag before hastily retreating."