Figure 2: Paradigm showing that electric eels find and attack conductors. | Nature Communications

Figure 2: Paradigm showing that electric eels find and attack conductors.

From: Electric eels use high-voltage to track fast-moving prey

Figure 2

(a) Recording and stimulator configuration that triggered pithed-fish twitch and eel attack in the presence of six plastic rods and one conductor (arrow). (b) Plates from high-speed movie (top) and real-time (bottom) of same trial illustrating circuitous path to conductor. (c) Eel low- and high-voltage discharge marked with short, and tall ticks, respectively, illustrating the exclusive use of high-voltage during strike movement. (d) Eel path to conductor.

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