Electric Fish Charges up Research on Animal Behavior

Monday, April 9, 2012 - 08:04 in Biology & Nature

An electric eel can generate enough current to stun its prey, just like a Taser. Weakly electric fish can also generate electricity but not enough to do any harm. They use these electric fields in social communication and to detect objects.

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