There are two groups of jawless fishes, and I can't even decide which one is creepier: the lampreys or hagfishes?

The short version is that lampreys are fish with mouths that don't have a jaw but rings and rings of teeth. They feed on blood and tissues, which probably loses them quite a few sympathy points for most people. Hagfish are more eel-shaped and fucking slimy. Seriously, whatever slimiest experience you've had, it's probably nothing in comparison.

CHAPTERS: 00:00 Introduction 00:07 The Short Version 00:39 Lampreys 04:17 Hagfishes

FOOTAGE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5PGZRxhAyU Richard Hammond's Miracles of Nature - Hagfish Slime Acorn UKDVD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jNs5G88TiI EATEN ALIVE by Sea Lamprey! Brave Wilderness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFH-CiuCEPQ Sea Lamprey Spawning MA MarineFisheries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYr5exjtYT0 Sea lamprey spawning underwater. Mulkear river, Ireland. Морская минога, нерест. Underwater Ireland

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpfJIAxIZz8 Spawning Sea Lampreys South Cumbria Rivers Trust

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfdYGiF1jIk Lamprey Eel "Larvae" Chris Turner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owKFlNU_T5w Horrible and wonderful creatures of the deep: Feeding Hagfish in Norway Uli Kunz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTpiKkNIWvQ Stoney Creek Invertebrate Survey - Lamprey larvae Les Leighton

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UCe2YqO45k Lamprey feeding fishing in ireland

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gagnnGKprBE On the Shores of the Great Lakes Smithsonian Channel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfGLEvT6Nq8 Giganten der Flüsse - Der europäische Wels (Silurus glanis) | mit Martin Maschka Der AndersAngler

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8FVpj0p-iU&t=53s The Hagfish Is the Slimy Sea Creature of Your Nightmares Smithsonian Channel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jNs5G88TiI EATEN ALIVE by Sea Lamprey! Brave Wilderness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kf1mQOnjh4Y Hagfish Ties Itself Into a Knot | Nautilus Live EVNautilus 👀 Read the article (+ references): https://katehildenbrand.com/blog/ 👀