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Some electric eels coordinate attacks to zap their prey
Publicado em 13 janeiro 2021
One Volta’s electric eel — capable to subdue small fish using an 860-volt shock — is scary enough. Now envision over 100 eels swirling about, releasing coordinated electrical strikes.
This type of sight was supposed to be just the stuff of nightmares, at least for prey. Scientists have long believed that these eels, a sort of knifefish, are solitary, nocturnal predators who use their electric sense to find smaller fish since they sleep (SN: 12/4/14). But in a distant area of [...]