The man, on the other hand, looks weary and resigned. Maybe he's even having an existential crisis. I can understand that. I can't imagine the scenario that would involve me handling a hagfish like this.
Thanks for the photo, Morgan
Photo source: NOAA
I think her shirt says "When the going gets tough, the tough get duct tape."
ReplyDeleteProbably wouldn't help considering all of their "large slime glands".
check out some quicktimes of hagfish producing lots of slime at the bottom of this page
ReplyDeletehttp://www.uoregon.edu/~joet/Pictures.html
SICK!!
They are kind of the perfect "Ugly Overload" spokesmodels.
ReplyDeleteThe original photos is 8 megapixels of sliminess, and is at http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/OEDV/ODS2005/Images/Album%20I/Deep%20Scope%2005%208_23%20log%20Disgusting%20hagfish.JPG
ReplyDeleteTrying a third time (Blogger, how do I hate thee? Let me count the ways....) http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/OEDV/ODS2005/Images/Album%20I/Deep%20Scope%2005%208_23%20log%20Disgusting%20hagfish.JPG
ReplyDeleteDidn't Henry I die from eating too many hagfish? Oh, wait, it was lampreys... ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_I_of_England )
ReplyDeleteDUDE! Why would anyone want to eat a lamprey... especially if they can afford anything else?
ReplyDeleteAh, those crazy royals.
I do love the look on that lady's face. She's all, "I'm way too tough to barf... WAY TOO TOUGH... Must. Not. Gag. Breath baby, breath."
So much slime, especially in the big photo. Let's not let the lady in the photo I posted see this other one...
ReplyDeleteOmg, I can't even see it properly and it's still weird!?*
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