It's far above the 650V previously recorded for the electric eel, making E. voltai the most powerful electricity-generating animal in the world, the authors reported in Nature Communications on Wednesday.
- What animal has the most electricity?
- What animal has the strongest electric shock?
- Are there any electric animal?
What animal has the most electricity?
All electric eels can grow to 1.8 metres (5 feet 10 inches) long – though larger specimens are occasionally reported. These fish are capable of producing electricity thanks to three dedicated paired organs – the main, Hunter's and Sach's organs – distributed across their elongated bodies.
What animal has the strongest electric shock?
Most powerful electric eel EVER with an 860-VOLT shock is discovered in the Amazon rainforest - and it has the highest charge of any animal on earth. A newly discovered species of electric eel produces an 860 volt shock, the highest charge of any known animal in the world.
Are there any electric animal?
Electric eels are probably the best known electrogenic animals. Electrogenic animals can generate their own electricity. There are also animals that can detect electricity. ... Some electroreceptive animals are echidnas, platypuses, bees, spiders, dolphins, sharks and rays.