Is there electricity in living things? Yes, there is. But the question lies, can they really produce considerable amount of electricity in their bodies? IS it a form of energy renewable source? Is it consumable?

            Strange as it may seem but… yes it has electricity in their bodies but no it is not convertible.

            Muscles primarily function as movers of the various parts of the body. But in some fishes, skeletal muscles have become modified to serve another function i.e. to produce electrical discharge.

            Another fish that can produce powerful electrical shock is the torpedo electric ray. The electric organ of this particular electric ray consists of a row of parallel muscle fibers called electroplaques. Each electroplaque is braced on the same side all the others by a motor neuron. The arrangement of the electroplaques can be likened to a series of batteries. The motor neurons activate in synchronicity with one another, and the depolarization of the electroplaques. These electrical charges are effective weapons for the torpedo electric ray to stun its prey or to warn predators.

By: Homer F. Santos | Teacher III | Limay National Highschool