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[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 67 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Now, are the internal organs of an eel in its tail, looping around to the butt. Or are they all more or less in the head and the tail is just muscles and bone?

[–] RandomStickman@fedia.io 84 points 1 month ago (2 children)

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

[–] kamenlady@lemmy.world 115 points 4 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.

[–] RandomStickman@fedia.io 57 points 4 weeks ago

Nature is amazing

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 weeks ago

Don't we love these organic interaction?

[–] blackbrook@mander.xyz 6 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] Opisek@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago

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

[–] interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 weeks ago

Eels up inside ya

[–] milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 2 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

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?

[–] Gerbylynn@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

He's building four coliseums

[–] milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 1 points 3 days ago

Ah that makes cents.

[–] rbits@lemm.ee 7 points 4 weeks ago

*electric eel. Electric eels are not eels.