Some electric eels coordinate attacks to zap their prey

The knifefishes were thought to dine alone, but in the Amazon, hundreds hunt together

Volta's electric eel

A single Volta’s electric eel (pictured) can discharge up to 860 volts of electricity, more than any other known animal.

L. Sousa

One Volta’s electric eel — able to subdue small fish with an 860-volt jolt — is scary enough.