Miguel Wattson, an electric eels from the Tennessee, has started a new job at the Tennessee Aquarium in the city of Chattanooga.
Besides being a big attraction in the aquarium helps he's now with the power for the aquarium's christmas tree. It writes CNN.
Joey Turnipseed, aquarium's audiovisual specialist, has added two sensors for Miguel's aquarium, discharging his natural electricity to a set of speakers.
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- the Speakers converts the emissions to the sound, as you hear and festive flashing lights, says Joey Turnipseed in a press release.
When the eel searching for food or navigating in the aquarium, it will typically emit 10 volts of electricity. Electric eel is able to generate more than 800 volts. The eel will emit high volts, if it is to defend themselves or stun prey.
Although strømstødet is short-lived, it is strong enough to kill smaller prey or stun or incapacitate larger animals. It does not even damage, because its body is covered by a thick layer of protective mucus that prevents it from getting shock.
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- The quick, faint flash of light is caused by the constant lavspændingerne of electricity, as Miguel releases when he tries to find food. The larger flash is due to the higher spændingsstød, which he emits when he eats or is excited, " says Kimberly Hurt, who works at the Tennessee Aquarium.
the Electric eel live in rivers in south America, and can be up to 2.4 metres long and have a circumference of nearly half a meter.
