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Query: eelResult: 144th of 770
Image of: Anguilliformes (eels)
Subject: Image of: Anguilliformes (eels)
Source: http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/resou...
v04 id159 con eelknot.jpg
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Image of: Anguilliformes (eels)


Image of: Anguilliformes (eels)

ADW: v04_id159_con_eelknot.jpg


Caption
Some eels can tear large prey into pieces by tying their bodies into a knot to gain leverage against the prey. 1) The prey is grabbed, 2) the tail of the eelturns toward the body, forming a series of interlacing loops, 3) the head is pulled through the loop, 4) the prey is generally decapitated as a result and the eel can consume the remaining pieces in a similar fashion if they are too large to swallow.
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