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OftenBen  ·  2135 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: No One Is Prepared for Hagfish Slime

    The entire hagfish is effectively a large gut, and even that is understating matters: Their skin is actually more efficient at absorbing nutrients than their own intestines.