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Image: Knifefish continuous waveform

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Description: Knifefish are weakly electric, generating a waveform of continuous, roughly sinusoidal changes in voltage. They detect prey and other objects in their environment by their conductivity as measured by small changes to the waveform.
Title: Knifefish continuous waveform
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Author: Ian Alexander
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