Verity NyeSocial Links NavigationUniversity of Southampton Latest articles by Verity Nye How Electric Eels Use Shocks to 'Remote Control' Other Fish By Verity Nye published 5 December 14 Scientists have discovered that electric eels use shocks to “remote control” their prey, causing involuntary spasms that reveal the target’s location and prevent its escape. Fish Sign up for the Live Science daily newsletter nowGet the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors LATEST ARTICLES1Scientists may have finally found where the 'missing half' of the universe's matter is hiding2Ozempic in a pill? New oral drug may work as well as Ozempic-style injectables3Scientists reveal signs of crucial life-sustaining process on Mars: 'I knew right away how important this discovery was'4'Useless' female organ discovered over a century ago may actually support ovaries, study finds5A mysterious, 100-year solar cycle may have just restarted — and it could mean decades of dangerous space weather
How Electric Eels Use Shocks to 'Remote Control' Other Fish By Verity Nye published 5 December 14 Scientists have discovered that electric eels use shocks to “remote control” their prey, causing involuntary spasms that reveal the target’s location and prevent its escape.
