Hagfishpalooza'05

Hagfish are jawless, cartilaginous fish. They are the invertebrates most closely related to vertebrates. They live deep in the ocean and eat the carcasses of dead fish and other animals. They defend themselves by secreting copious amounts of highly glutinous slime. A hagfish can fill a bucket with slime in a few minutes. We had to dissect some because we want to understand how their hormones work.

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Cooler o' Hagfish	Harry wrassles the hagfish	Harry gets slimed
Sean dissecting	The dissector	Hagfish eggs

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Hagfish dance

The joy of slime