What has no jaw, inverted horizontal teeth, saggy skin and can produce litres of suffocating slime when touched? it’s the episode you’ve been waiting for… The hagfish special is here.
Dr Thom is back from his stint offshore, and The Professor pretty much now lives in a submarine, but that hasn’t stopped them from finally reuniting to make this special episode all about hagfish. We’ve talked about them a lot on the show, and decided it’s time to pass them the mic. So expect lots of slimy stories, toothy tales and a whole load of hagfish trivia you never knew you needed.
 
There’s lots of updates after so many recent deep sea expeditions, with Thom’s latest cruise discovering many new species and Alan sharing live updates from the sub. Keep up with their latest goings-on via twitter!
 
We speak to the king of the hagfish, Professor Doug Fudge, who has been studying these critters and their (in)famous slime for decades. We ask all the interesting questions like: how do they make so much slime, do they have any predators and why do they look like that?
 
Plus, we have another instalment of the fan-favourite: Coffee with Andrew. This time, Andrew talks us through his love of hagfish, how to successfully remove their slime, and why brushing their teeth is super important!
 
Thanks again for tuning in - we’ll be back soon with some cartilaginous-based episodes!
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Thanks again for tuning in, we’ll deep-see you next time!
 
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Further resources
The famous hagfish vs shark slime video
Moku Art Studio virtual exhibition
Nazca ridge SOI cruise discovers 100 new species
NewYonder (Sign up here) or explore their catalogue
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People mentioned
More info on Professor Douglas Fudge
Fudge’s research lab
Follow Doug on twitter
Follow Jeff on twitter
More info about Andrew Stewart
Dr Vincent Zintzen

Credits
Theme – Hadal Zone Express by Märvel
Logo image - AMNH
Edited by - Georgia Wells