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Newly discovered species of electric eel delivers the most powerful shock yet
Publicado em 13 setembro 2019
Prepare yourself for a shock of the record-breaking variety – scientists have identified two new electric eel species, and one of them can put out a zap that’s stronger than any other animal we know about.
The supercharged species is Electrophorus voltai, and it can discharge 860 V of electricity in a single shock, some way ahead of the 650 V shock that electric eels are normally associated with. It’s definitely enough to cause a human-sized creature some serious [...]