Sentences with phrase «eels use»

Electric eels use electric current to navigate, communicate and hunt for small prey.
To envision how the eel uses its electric charge, try picturing the critter's long, thin body as a skinny magnet.
We have sequenced the genome of the endangered European eel using the MinION by Oxford Nanopore, and assembled these data using a novel algorithm specifically designed for large eukaryotic genomes.

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While I was only introduced to the marvelous tastes of it a few years ago, I've become adept using chopsticks and fearlessly order rolls with eel, spicy tuna, and tobiko.
For the eyes, teeth on the shark, and stripes on the eel, I used white foam and glued them on.
Using electrical measurements he collected during the eel attacks, Catania came up with an equation to estimate the amount of electric current flowing from the eel into his arm.
Catania's work reveals that «what the electric eel is doing is taking the electric ability that it has and using that to its absolute advantage in a very sophisticated, deliberate way,» he says.
The fishermen were able to keep the horses they were using as eel bait in the pond by climbing into the trees and waving branches at them.
Kenneth Catania of Vanderbilt University used the model to show how an eel can effectively attack a predator reaching into the water from above.
«Electric eel - inspired device reaches 110 volts: Using ion gradients across hydrogels, researchers developed a «soft power» source that they hope can one day power implantable devices.»
«Lamprey are eel - like parasites that use their tooth - like organs and raspy tongue to latch onto fish and suck out the blood, while hagfish scavenge by taking bites out of dead matter,» he says.
The different types of motion of the plasmons were characterized using a microscopy technique called electron energy - loss spectroscopy (EELS), whose very fine spatial and spectral resolution enabled the researchers to propose a new theoretical model of plasmon behavior.
Some eel researchers have criticized the study because the authors didn't use larval eels, but rather juveniles captured in in an estuary in the U.K., which had already completed their Europe - bound migration.
«You could compare it to doing experiments on butterflies and expecting them to behave like caterpillars,» says Caroline Durif, a scientist at Norway's Institute of Marine Research, who was not involved in the work but co-authored the 2013 study, which used adult eels captured as they started their return migration to the Sargasso Sea.
Since the 1970s, researchers have suspected eels could sense magnetic fields, and a 2013 study proposed the animals used a «magnetic compass» to orient using the North Pole.
By going airborne «the eel is essentially using that principle of physics to divert more and more current into the target.»
Because sea turtles use a similar magnetic map, the researchers speculate that many migratory marine animals, such as eels, sharks, and seals, may also navigate using magnetic fields.
To figure out the forces behind this electrifying leap, Catania used a relatively small eel and a human subject — himself.
A type of electric fish, this eel generates stunning voltages to zap its prey using special cells known as electrocytes.
For kids who love animals, there's an in - depth study on butterflyfish, parrot fish, wrasses, moray eels, endemic species and more using John Hoover's book Hawaiian Reef Fishes.
From jumping on a diving giant bird and soaring through the air at top speeds, to holding on for dear live as an electrified eel tries to take your life while diving underwater, to an actual bull fight using a torch to scare the bull into certain areas... these encounters are truly some of the best we've ever seen in a game.
- the team has been adding weapons one by one because they want the same amount of attention for each weapon - the team learned that when they added two new weapons at once, one would end up getting overshadowed by the other - there were more new stages than returning stages because bringing back old stages would have little surprise - since they want to satisfy both new and returning players, they changed the order of stage additions - there weren't any major direction changes in balancing from Splatoon 1 - there have been more pattern combinations between weapons and stages, so there was more involved to balance them all - matchmaking is handled by getting 8 players with similar rank points, and then they're split by weapons - the rank point gap between S + players is bigger than ordinary players - only about one in 1,000 active players are in the S +40 to S +50 region in Ranked Battles - there's even less than one in 10 players that reach S +, while 80 % of the overall player base are in A or less - about 90 % of S + ranked players are within a + / -150 hidden ranked power range - rock was the popular genre in Splatoon, so they tried changing it for the sequel - they prioritized making good background music first before forming the band to play that music - the design team would make the CD jacket - like artwork afterwards - due to this, the band members would often change; some getting added while some others removed - Off the Hook is an exception, as they first decided they would be a DJ and rapper along with their visuals first - Off the Hook's song came afterwards - In Splatoon street fashion was the trend, but in Splatoon 2 they tried adding more uniqueness - the aim was to add Flow with ethnic clothing and Jelfonzo with high fashion - all Jellyfish in this world are born by splitting, which means Jelfonzo was born by splitting from Jelonzo - Jellyfish are like a hive mind - when they hold a wedding ceremony, they're just simply holding the ceremony - Jelonzo and Jelfonzo start gaining their own consciences so they can speak - Flow used her working holiday to go on a trip before reaching Inkopolis Square - during the trip, she met the owner of Headspace - the owner liked her, so she got hired to work there - Bisk has a unique way of speaking: anastrophe - the team tried to express him as an adult man - they made him into a giant spider crab because they wanted someone with high posture - he came from a cold country and broke up with his girlfriend to join a band - just like Flow, he became attracted to squids - Crusty Sean finally has his own shop, but he opened it because he's someone who follows the current trends - one of the trends happens to be people opening their own shops - drink tickets aren't stacked, but the probability is higher than a single brand - the music in Inkopolis Square changes depending on the player's location - sounds contribute to creating atmosphere in the location - the song at front of Grizzco Industries had an atmosphere that feels like some smell can radiate from the game screen - as for Salmon Run, they imagined it as a Japanese restaurant outside Japan that is not run by a Japanese person - each time the player moves between the shops, the game uses an arrange shift that shows the personality of each inhabitant - the arrangement in Shella Fresh is related to Bisk's guitar and mystery files that describe his past - with the Squid Sisters moved to Hero Mode, Off the Hook was put in charge in guiding battles and festivals - Bomb Rush Blush has an orchestra «because it would sound like the final boss» - the team wanted to express the feel of the story's real culprit with this music - the probability of each event occurring in Salmon Run is different - there are no specific requirements, meaning they're picked randomly - this means it's possible for fog to appear three times in a row - the Salmon have different appearances based on the environment they're raised in - if the environment is harsher, they would become large salmon - Steelheads and Maws have big bodies, while Scrappers and Steel Eels have high intelligence - Salmons basically wield kitchenware, but everybody else has a virtue in fighting to actually cook the Salmons - Grill is the ultimate form of this - when Salmons are fighting to the death, they can feel the same sense of unity - they would be one with the world if they were eaten by other creatures, and they also fight for the pride of their race - MakoMart is based on a large supermarket in America - the update also took place on Black Friday in America, which was why Squids are buying a lot of things in the trailer - Arowana Mall looks like it has more passages because there are changes in tenants and also renovation work - Walleye Warehouse has no changes at all, because the team wanted to have at least one map that stayed intact - the only thing different in this map is the graffiti, which is based on the winner of Famitsu's Squid Fashion Contest - all members in the band Ink Theory graduated from music university - they are well - educated girls who also do aggressive things - the band members wearing neckties are respecting the Hightide Era from the prequel - the team will continue adding weapons and stages for a year, and Splatfests for two years - the team will also continue to make more updates including balancing
Sting Ray, Splashdown — same changes as in battles Made Steelhead bombs unable to get stuck on top of Scrapper and Flyfish When using the Sting Ray on Grillers and Steel Eels, fixed an issue where damage was not dealt when aiming at weak points (tentacles, or pilot / driver) through the body.
In the course of your mission, you use those powers to flip switches, push buttons, catch eels, toss fleas, detonate bombs, or any number of other madcap actions the game requires to escape the dangerous situations in which you find yourself.
Presenting both mixed media on canvas paintings as well as leather and wood sculptures, Hlobo's newest body of work makes use of the migratory patterns of eels as a point of departure, and reconsiders as allegory the personal transformation necessary to his own artistic journey.
SECURE FIT FOR SPORTS: Neckband with wire clip design, you can wear EEL for Parkour, Surfing, Rock Climbing, Mountain Biking, Skateboarding with 10 - hours continuous use.
The Gunditjmara people are considering using the eel to create a brand for Budj Bim smoked eel.53
The Gunditjmara people have already started to use these rights to re-establish eel farming and smoking in the area inline with their tradition, including by reversing the drainage system installed by Europeans.
The Federal Court recognised their native title rights and the Gunditjmara peoples are now using these rights to re-establish commercial eel farming.
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