#electroperception

Most of you are probably familiar with this species, the electric eel, Electrophorus electricus. Firstly, it’s not a fuckn eel mates, at least not a true eel, or closely related to moray eels, they are knife fish. Secondly, they aren’t marine. Third, they can breathe air (a surprisingly common ability in fish). And fourth they’re practically blind! Why? Because their electric shocks eventually damage their own eyes, so how do they see? By generating a constant electric field.