Comments on: Hagfish ties itself in a knot http://boingboing.net/2011/10/19/hagfish-ties-itself-in-a-knot.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Tue, 21 May 2013 16:05:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Nick Gold http://boingboing.net/2011/10/19/hagfish-ties-itself-in-a-knot.html#comment-1248662 Nick Gold Thu, 20 Oct 2011 23:50:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=124726#comment-1248662  LOL the jar labeled Hagfish Slime in that video is PRICELESS.  LOL the jar labeled Hagfish Slime in that video is PRICELESS.

]]> By: N M http://boingboing.net/2011/10/19/hagfish-ties-itself-in-a-knot.html#comment-1248610 N M Thu, 20 Oct 2011 23:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=124726#comment-1248610 Mmmm, hagfish mucus soufflé... Mmmm, hagfish mucus soufflé…

]]> By: voiceinthedistance http://boingboing.net/2011/10/19/hagfish-ties-itself-in-a-knot.html#comment-1248242 voiceinthedistance Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=124726#comment-1248242 "Hagfish slime is used like egg whites in some cuisines " I'd like to know which cuisines, so I can make a mental note to avoid them. “Hagfish slime is used like egg whites in some cuisines ”
I’d like to know which cuisines, so I can make a mental note to avoid them.

]]> By: Shibi_SF http://boingboing.net/2011/10/19/hagfish-ties-itself-in-a-knot.html#comment-1248136 Shibi_SF Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=124726#comment-1248136 Hagfish are like prehistoric beasties from outer space!  Hagfish are like prehistoric beasties from outer space! 

]]> By: IamInnocent http://boingboing.net/2011/10/19/hagfish-ties-itself-in-a-knot.html#comment-1247952 IamInnocent Thu, 20 Oct 2011 10:41:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=124726#comment-1247952 Say what you want hagfish got talent ! Say what you want hagfish got talent !

]]> By: moz moz http://boingboing.net/2011/10/19/hagfish-ties-itself-in-a-knot.html#comment-1247857 moz moz Thu, 20 Oct 2011 05:32:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=124726#comment-1247857 I think what chdunk was saying was that the knot is how the beasty is able to get something to .. uh .. leverage itself against so it can pull the flesh away off the meal. I think what chdunk was saying was that the knot is how the beasty is able to get something to .. uh .. leverage itself against so it can pull the flesh away off the meal.

]]> By: Dustin Driver http://boingboing.net/2011/10/19/hagfish-ties-itself-in-a-knot.html#comment-1247834 Dustin Driver Thu, 20 Oct 2011 04:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=124726#comment-1247834 Hagfish teach tape worms how to be gross. Hagfish teach tape worms how to be gross.

]]> By: Maggie Koerth-Baker http://boingboing.net/2011/10/19/hagfish-ties-itself-in-a-knot.html#comment-1247829 Maggie Koerth-Baker Thu, 20 Oct 2011 04:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=124726#comment-1247829 A hagfish once buried Chuck Norris in a bucket of slime.  A hagfish once buried Chuck Norris in a bucket of slime. 

]]> By: Maggie Koerth-Baker http://boingboing.net/2011/10/19/hagfish-ties-itself-in-a-knot.html#comment-1247828 Maggie Koerth-Baker Thu, 20 Oct 2011 04:41:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=124726#comment-1247828 That would be the hagfish's disgusting defense mechanism. Check out this other video. Or don't. I'm not exaggerating when I say it made me gag http://youtu.be/pmaal7Hf0WA  That would be the hagfish’s disgusting defense mechanism. Check out this other video. Or don’t. I’m not exaggerating when I say it made me gag http://youtu.be/pmaal7Hf0WA 

]]> By: Dustin Driver http://boingboing.net/2011/10/19/hagfish-ties-itself-in-a-knot.html#comment-1247827 Dustin Driver Thu, 20 Oct 2011 04:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=124726#comment-1247827 Hagfish facts from Wikipedia: Hagfish have cartilaginous skulls and no spines. Hagfish secrete gill-clogging slime (seen in video) to evade predators Hagfish slime is microfibrous when secreted and expands into thick goo when it combines with sea water An adult hagfish can turn a five-gallon bucket of sea water into solid slime in minutes Scientists think they tie themselves in knots to clean the slime off and get away from predators They also use the knot behavior to gain mechanical advantage and pull hunks of flesh off carrion or prey Once they tear a big enough hole, they dive into their pray to dine from the inside out Hagfish can absorb dissolved organic matter through their skin Hagfish are usually found in large clusters on the sea floor Hagfish slime is used like egg whites in some cuisines  Some hagfish are very tasty when stir fried Hagfish facts from Wikipedia:

Hagfish have cartilaginous skulls and no spines.
Hagfish secrete gill-clogging slime (seen in video) to evade predators
Hagfish slime is microfibrous when secreted and expands into thick goo when it combines with sea water
An adult hagfish can turn a five-gallon bucket of sea water into solid slime in minutes
Scientists think they tie themselves in knots to clean the slime off and get away from predators
They also use the knot behavior to gain mechanical advantage and pull hunks of flesh off carrion or prey
Once they tear a big enough hole, they dive into their pray to dine from the inside out
Hagfish can absorb dissolved organic matter through their skin
Hagfish are usually found in large clusters on the sea floor
Hagfish slime is used like egg whites in some cuisines 
Some hagfish are very tasty when stir fried

]]> By: Calimecita http://boingboing.net/2011/10/19/hagfish-ties-itself-in-a-knot.html#comment-1247823 Calimecita Thu, 20 Oct 2011 04:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=124726#comment-1247823 Thanks for the heads-up, Maggie! I think Hagfish Day is especially relevant this year, when they have been welcomed back into the Vertebrates (with <a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982211007834" rel="nofollow">Philippe Janvier's blessing</a>). Thanks for the heads-up, Maggie!
I think Hagfish Day is especially relevant this year, when they have been welcomed back into the Vertebrates (with Philippe Janvier’s blessing).

]]> By: EH http://boingboing.net/2011/10/19/hagfish-ties-itself-in-a-knot.html#comment-1247798 EH Thu, 20 Oct 2011 03:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=124726#comment-1247798 What is that disgusting slime? What is that disgusting slime?

]]> By: chdunk http://boingboing.net/2011/10/19/hagfish-ties-itself-in-a-knot.html#comment-1247792 chdunk Thu, 20 Oct 2011 03:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=124726#comment-1247792 how would you bite off a piece of rotting meat if you didn't have jaws? how would you bite off a piece of rotting meat if you didn’t have jaws?

]]> By: Amphigorey http://boingboing.net/2011/10/19/hagfish-ties-itself-in-a-knot.html#comment-1247785 Amphigorey Thu, 20 Oct 2011 03:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=124726#comment-1247785 Hagfish make the best Valentine cards. Hagfish make the best Valentine cards.

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