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montereybayaquarium · 1 year ago
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Looking for some ocean facts? Snot a problem!
Behold: hagfish! Sometimes they’re called slime eels.
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But that’s just one small fact. What about another one? When it comes to changing sex, hagfish can do it ALL🌟 Male to female? Yup. Female to male? You betcha. Chill in a mysterious gender void? Duh. Hagfish can even change sex from season to season!
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There’s still a lot scientists are learning about hagfish, but one thing we do know is how they’ve wriggled their way into our hearts. And with these fun facts, we hope they wriggle their way into your heart too.
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weirdanimal-tournament · 2 years ago
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Round 2 Match 8
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Stoplight Loosejaw: "red bioluminescence, weird mouth, looks like it's blushing because of the red bioluminescence"
Hagfish: "spineless, slimy wet beasts of primordial origin"
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llamagirl28 · 4 years ago
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Merlin is a hagfish, a slimy, spineless eel-looking creature
I've learned about so many ugly fish with these asks
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laurenbrightwing · 5 years ago
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For about 0.2 seconds I (reluctantly) found Jonahlias’ enthusiasm for birthday cake endearing, in a disgusting sort of way.
Then he used voyeuristic fear powers to expose Jon’s birthday wish and CALLED HIM ARCHIVIST INSTEAD OF HIS NAME in his birthday song, and I immediately remembered how much I want to pull his brain out through his eye sockets.
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bitchinscience · 6 years ago
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A Slimy Discovery: New Fossil Found Of Jawless, Backless Hagfish  WKMS
The wriggly, pinkish gray, spineless bottom dweller known as a hagfish is both amazing and disgusting. It's a two-foot long creature that looks a.
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weirdanimal-tournament · 2 years ago
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Round 1 Match 16
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Hagfish: "spineless, slimy wet beasts of primordial origin"
Saiga Antelope weirdness: "the snout. the nose. sensory organ. the face. and the hornes, and the homies... he lives in the steppe."
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bitchinscience · 6 years ago
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A Slimy Discovery: New Fossil Found Of Jawless, Backless Hagfish  KALW
The wriggly, pinkish gray, spineless bottom dweller known as a hagfish is both amazing and disgusting. It's a two-foot long creature that looks a.
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bitchinscience · 6 years ago
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A Slimy Discovery: New Fossil Found Of Jawless, Backless Hagfish  KERA News
The wriggly, pinkish gray, spineless bottom dweller known as a hagfish is both amazing and disgusting. It's a two-foot long creature that looks a.
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just-a-queer-fanboy · 1 year ago
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@marinebiologyinfodump
Genderfluid fish
Looking for some ocean facts? Snot a problem!
Behold: hagfish! Sometimes they’re called slime eels.
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But that’s just one small fact. What about another one? When it comes to changing sex, hagfish can do it ALL🌟 Male to female? Yup. Female to male? You betcha. Chill in a mysterious gender void? Duh. Hagfish can even change sex from season to season!
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There’s still a lot scientists are learning about hagfish, but one thing we do know is how they’ve wriggled their way into our hearts. And with these fun facts, we hope they wriggle their way into your heart too.
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