Electric eels discharge because there are muscle sheets on the body of the electric eel, which are equivalent to multiple small batteries connected together, and then flow from the tail of the electric eel to the head.
The electric eel is a kind of fish that can discharge electricity. The way this fish preys on its prey is mainly to discharge its own body and corona its prey. So why does the electric eel discharge? Let’s find out together.
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The reason why electric eels can produce electricity is that in the tail of electric eels, there are nearly tens of thousands of muscle slices, which are separated from each other, and there are also many nerves leading to the central nervous system.
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And each of the lamellae, is the equivalent of a small battery, that can produce about 150 millivolts, which may not be obvious, but the lamellae have about 10,000 of these lamellae, electricity is no small matter.
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The voltage generated by electric eels is about 350 volts, and the current released by electric eels is very weak, usually only 1 ampere.
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Eel discharge frequency about 300 pulses per second.
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Electric eels are generally distributed in the Amazon basin of South America, often in ponds or turbid shores, and are more famous food fish in the place of origin.
