Why Do These Animals Get Tied Up in Knots?

The video explores how various animals, including worms, eels, hagfish, and snakes, use knots for survival. Worms can form deadly knots due to bacterial infections, while eels and hagfish use knots for hunting and defense. Snakes may tie themselves in knots due to disease or disorientation in microgravity. The video highlights the diverse reasons and methods animals use knots, from avoiding predators to aiding in feeding.

Discuss the different knot-tying strategies used by hagfish compared to eels.

Explain the significance of inclusion body disease in snakes and how it affects their behavior.

What are some potential reasons scientists propose for why snakes tie themselves in knots in microgravity?