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When I’m at MAXIMUM POWER, I emit discharges of hundreds of volts — perhaps you’re familiar with my work? — but to “see” what’s around me, my electrolocation discharges are a comparatively puny 10 volts. Can’t unleash the beast all the time, amiright? #eelfact #30DaysOfScience
Although Electric Eels HAVE gills, they’re not really for taking in oxygen. We use them mostly to eliminate carbon dioxide. #eelfact #30DaysOfScience
Don’t be alarmed, but Electric Eels don’t have scales or teeth. Not to worry, though, that just means we’re silky smooth and can eat our food whole without all that chewing nonsense! #eelfact #30DaysOfScience
Water weakens the strength of an Electric Eel’s discharge, so when we REALLY need to shock something hard, we’ll leap out of the water or raise our heads out of the water to administer a shock directly. #eelfact #30DaysOfScience
Most Electric Eels are solitary hunters, but one of the three Electric Eel species — Volta’s Electric Eel — move together and coordinate the release of their discharges to maneuver and capture prey. #eelfact #30DaysOfScience
Just like bats use sound to “see," Electric Eels use electricity to view our environment. We don’t use ALL our electricity-generating organs to do this, though. The Sach’s Organ in the rear quarter of our bodies generates these low-level discharges. #eelfact #30DaysOfScience
Electric Eels have not one, not two, but THREE electricity-producing organs: the main organ, the Sachs’ organ and the Hunter’s organ! #eelfact #30DaysOfScience
If we need to amp up our zap, Electric Eels will curl our tails around toward our heads. This loop helps us to restrain larger prey and concentrates our electric field. #eelfact #30DaysOfScience
In the wild, Electric Eels that detect prey emit a quick pair of rapid electric pulses called a “doublet.” This causes the potential food to twitch involuntarily. When we’re sure we’ve got a meal nearby, we follow up with a more potent zap to stun them! #eelfact #30DaysOfScience
Female Electric Eels lay 1,200-1,700 eggs during the dry season of northern South America (between November and May). Those nests? We males make them using our saliva! #eelfact #30DaysOfScience
Electric Eels produce our electricity using special flattened, disc-like cells called electrocytes. These cells are stacked in series that generate current and voltage, just like a battery! #eelfact #30DaysOfScience
Only 20 percent of my body length is for the storage of vital organs. The rest is devoted to the production of the old zapperoonies! #eelfact #30DaysOfScience
Like other knifefish, you might notice that I don’t have dorsal, caudal or pelvic fins. Don’t worry! Thanks to the elongated anal fin — oh, grow up, guys — on my underside, I’m able to swim backward, forward and even “hover” in the water! #eelfact #30DaysOfScience
There are some big eel boys out there. Electric Eels can grow up to eight feet. Me? I’m about three feet long. My human underlings have tried to measure me more accurately than that, but every time they try, I get the wriggles and foil their plans. #eelfact #30DaysOfScience
Electric Eels spend much of our time in dark, muddy water, so we don’t have great eyesight. Fortunately, our electric discharges help us to “see” our surrounding using electro-location! Seriously, who needs 20/20 vision when you have built-in radar? #eelfact #30DaysOfScience
One of the Electric Eel species scientists described in a 2019 study can “ZAP” with discharges of up to 860 volts, making it the strongest living bioelectricity generator! I’m not surprised, but I’m still impressed. #eelfact #30DaysOfScience
Scientists used to think Electric Eels were one-of-a-kind — yours truly most certainly is — but in 2019, researchers determined there are actually 3 Electric Eel species! #eelfact #30DaysOfScience
Electric Eels were first described scientifically in 1766 by Swedish naturalist Carolus Linnaeus. He's also known as the Father of Taxonomy. Not to be confused with the Father of Taxidermy, who has to be Douglas Herrick, the genius behind the jackalope. #eelfact #30DaysOfScience
Baby eels are known as elvers. Yes, before I was handsome, I was once merely adorab-eel. #eelfact #miguelfact #30DaysOfScience
Encyclopedia Britannica’s official description of the Electric Eel describes us as “sluggish creatures.” Yes, we are very offended by this slanderous nonsense, even if it is mostly accurate. #eelfact #30DaysOfScience
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