When a shark bites down on a hagfish, the fish floods its attacker's mouth with slime in a fraction of a second, clogging the predator's gills until it gags and lets go - Space Daily
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When a shark bites down on a hagfish, the fish floods its attacker's mouth with slime in a fraction of a second, clogging the predator's gills until it gags and lets go - Space Daily

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Cameras on the deep seafloor finally caught the defense in the act, and it works almost the instant a predator commits to the bite.