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UNBELIEVABLE BODIES 57
Which fish
The hagfish
begins to tie a
knot at the tail,
then slides it ties itself
halfway up
its body.
in knots?
Jawless, spineless, and oozing
bucketfuls of slime, a hagfish
may not sound appealing, but
it has a very special talent.
It can tie its eel-like body
into a perfect knot.
The scaleless
body is covered SLIME SPILL
with loose skin
through which
the hagfish
absorbs some
nutrients.
A highway in Oregon, USA, turned into a
river of slime in 2017 when a truck carrying
thousands of hagfish for export spilled its
load. Several cars were snared in the sticky
mess before a clean-up operation began.
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