Some creatures use electricity and vibrations in sex (and this can be dangerous)

Thursday, January 8, 2015 - 08:30 in Biology & Nature

Most animals use touch, smell, hearing, taste and sight to identify and attract a mate (that goes for humans too). But some species have additional and unusual weapons in their sexual armoury – the ability to sense vibrations and electric signals which indicate that a similar creature is in the vicinity.

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