Living Tasers

     This article is about the new information gathered that proves the shock of an eel can feel like a taser shock. We have known about electric fish for thousands of years, but this is the first time that scientists have specifically studied the way that eel shocks feel. A taser works by manipulating and overtaking the nerves in the body. This is the same sensation that comes from the eel's shock. In order to test the way that this type of eel shocks it's pray, scientists use a saline solution and inject an agitation into the eel to produce a response. The over all reaction from the scientists was amazement in learning the ins and outs of how eels take their prey.
     I loved getting to immerse myself in a fountain of knowledge while reading this article. Knowing all the new was that we, as humans, learn about the world around us is astounding and intriguing to me.    

Vanderbilt University. (2014, December 4). Electric eels deliver taser-like shocks.ScienceDaily. Retrieved December 5, 2014 from www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141204140610.htm