These eel-like creatures use their flaccid, squishy skin to survive shark attacks

Hagfish are jawless, eel-like creatures that are known to spray huge quantities of goo when attacked. Now, scientists have found another defense mechanism that protects these slimy monsters: their flaccid, squishy skin.Researchers attached mako shark teeth to a guillotine to replicate how a real shark would bite down on a hagfish. The hagfish’s loose skin allowed the shark tooth to cut through skin but never through the underlying muscle. That allows hagfish to squish away, escaping shark