The hagfish, unfortunately, sometimes falls prey to its own defense mechanism, but normally it twists itself into knots to escape the gelatinous goop.

• 不幸的是，有时候，八目鳗类鱼会成为自己防卫机制的受害者。但通常情况下，它会把自己拧成几节，然后从粘液中逃脱。