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Newly discovered eel delivers the strongest electric jolt on record

They found that one of the new species, E. voltai—named after Alessandro Volta, the inventor of the battery—can deliver a shock of 860 volts, well above the ...

Electric eels are capable of delivering powerful electric shocks for ...

... shock is sufficient to stun or incapacitate prey, deter predators, or defend against threats. Additionally, electric eels can deliver multiple ...

Electric Eels Use Taser-Like Shocks To Remotely Control Prey: Study

A human-made taser delivers 19 high-voltage pulses a second while the electric eel produces 400 pulses a second.

Surprising power of an electric eel's shock

Catania, who published the study last week in the journal Science, found that the eels use short shocks like a remote control on their victims, ...

Electric Eels and God's Taser - DOES GOD EXIST? TODAY

Law enforcement officers use tasers to incapacitate offenders. A taser delivers an electric shock causing the victim's muscles to freeze, ...

Eels can deliver shock of 450K volts equal to being Tasered nine ...

AN electric eel can deliver a shock of around 450000 volts - the equivalent to being hit by nine police Taser guns, reveals new research.

New Study Reveals How Electric Eels Deliver Deadly Shocks - WSJ

Electric eels can take out powerful predators and stun an adult human with an electric discharge of up to 600 volts.

NU Research Information - Nagoya University

The electric eel is the biggest power-making creature on Earth. It can release up to 860 volts, which is enough to run a machine.

The Astonishing Behavior of Electric Eels - PMC - PubMed Central

The resulting concentration of the high-voltage discharge, delivered at high-rates, causes involuntary fatigue in prey muscles. This novel ...

Amazon Conservation | #FunFactFriday | Electric eels can deliver ...

... Electric eels can deliver powerful electric shocks, which they use to stun or kill prey and deter predators. They are known to leap out of ...

The Shock from an Electric Eel is Similar to a Taser

The scaleless fish from the Amazon, better known as the electric eel, can deliver an electrical shock that is strong enough to knock down a full-grown horse.

Shocking Electric Eel Facts - ThoughtCo

There are 19 species of catfish, which are related to electric eels, capable of delivering an electric shock up to 350 volts. Electric catfish ...

How Do Eels Produce Electricity? - Smore Science Magazine

Next, they will send out stronger short pulses, like little bursts of energy, to shock their prey. They can do this to stun their prey so ...

Electric eels shock prey just like Tasers stun human victims.

Electric eels, native to river basins in South America, are among the most famous predators in the world. But a new study in Science offers ...

The shocking ways of electric eels - Backpack full of questions

By jumping out of the water and touching the predator with its head, they can deliver a much stronger electric shock than that possible inside ...

Are Eels Really Electric? - Wonderopolis

Electric eels generate their electric shocks much like a battery. Like the stacked plates of a battery, the stacked electric cells can generate an electrical ...

Watch an electric eel zap a biologist in the name of science

In 2016, Catania confirmed a 200-year-old story, long thought a myth, that threatened eels leap out of the water to deliver a super-potent shock ...

Newly Identified 8-foot Electric Eel Delivers Strongest Shock in ...

What's 8 feet (2.4 meters) long, looks like a phallus with psoriasis, can curl up like a bagel, and electrocute you with its nervous system? Two ...

Electric eels curl up to deliver a powerful shock - UPI

According to Catania's latest research, electric eels use their charge in a variety of ways. When facing more formidable prey, like a large ...

Electric eels can genetically modify other creatures by shocking them

Once they find a target, they emit high-voltage shocks to stun or kill the prey, which typically includes fish, amphibians, and even small birds ...