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[–] [email protected] 84 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

The tail is where the electric organs are The rest of the guts and stuff are all in the torso

[–] [email protected] 113 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

This is a picture of a pretty small electric organ, so you can imagine the immense storage capacity eels have in their tails.

[–] [email protected] 56 points 2 weeks ago

Nature is amazing

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

Don't we love these organic interaction?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You can never feel bad about your organ being small if it's electric!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

It may be small, but it can give a jolt.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Eels up inside ya

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Thank you for that link. I was puzzled though when I opened it and saw a cartoon elephant.

And what's he doing, spending money?