10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ELECTRIC RAY»
Discover the use of
electric ray in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
electric ray and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sensational Sea Creatures
The two electric organs are capable of generating 200 volts, but, like all batteries,
the electric ray can run down after repeated discharges. It has to rest before it can
shock again. The electric ray uses its shock to keep predators away and to ...
Buddy Davis, Kay Davis, 2006
2
Reef Sharks and Rays of the World
The painted electric ray (D. pictus) is a similar species reported from reef habitats
near the Atlantic coast of South America, from Brazil to Colombia. This ray has a
subcircular disc, a fan-like caudal fin with a distinct upper corner, and sharply ...
3
A Guide to the Common Sea Fishes of Southern Africa
Torpedo sinuspersici Olfers, 1831 Common name Worldwide - marbled electric
ray [Smith 23: i3] IDENTIFYING FEATURES COLOUR, SHAPE AND SIZE The
disc-shaped body is almost round and the front edge of large specimens is
slightly ...
Rudy Van der Elst, Peter Borchert, 1993
4
U.S. Armed Forces Survival Guide
ELECTRIC RAY The electric ray is found both in open water and along sandy
and muddy bottoms. The “torpedo,” as it is sometimes called, can give a
paralyzing shock; however, it is rarely encountered. FISH POISONOUS TO EAT
There are ...
Zap—dinner is served! Electric Ray Electric Ray electric ray The smallest electric
rayis about the size of a pancake. The largest is around six feet (1.8 m) wide. The
animals hunt and eat fish as well as crabs and other shellfish. 88 An electric ray ...
6
The principles of
electric wave telegraphy
The author has also succeeded, with the same apparatus, in showing the total
internal reflection of the ray by a right-angled prism of paraffin. Most interesting of
all, however, is the concentration of the electric ray by paraffin lenses. It is easy to
...
Sir John Ambrose Fleming, 1906
7
Biology in Physics: Is Life Matter?
For example, Faraday showed while studying the discharges of an electric ray
that the animal electricity did not dramatically differ from other kinds of electricity,
which then were considered to be five: static (produced by rubbing), thermal, ...
Konstantin Bogdanov, 2000
8
Sharks, Skates, and Rays of the Gulf of Mexico: A Field Guide
The dog inadvertently grabbed an electric ray, and of course the fish defended
itself as only electric rays can. The poor dog ran yelping into the forest and
refused to fish from that day forward! My infatuation with this species has clouded
my ...
9
Killers of the Seas: The Dangerous Creatures That Threaten ...
An electric ray resembles a flexible flapjack with a long but chunky tail. When the
animal hunts, it flings itself upon its prey and envelops it with its "wings," each of
which contains an electric organ. As the ray embraces its victim, the organs ...
10
Multilingual Dictionary of Fish and Fish Products
Torpedo torpedo or/ou Torpedo ocellata or/ou Torpedo narke (a) EYED
ELECTRIC RAY TORPILLE OCELLÉE (Atlantic/Mediterranean) (Atlantique/Me
́diterrane ́e) Torpedo marmorata (b) MARBLED ELECTRIC RAY TORPILLE
MARBRÉE ...
OECD: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2009
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ELECTRIC RAY»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
electric ray is used in the context of the following news items.
Bob Henke column: Questions about, among other things, mites
There is also an electric catfish (they have the typical barbels) and an electric ray. If you do not see your question here, check again at the end ... «Glens Falls Post-Star, Jul 15»
Aurora joins together with Prized Apart
Working with production company Electric Ray and set designer Julian Healey, Aurora has provided a full service installation to the extensive ... «EtNow.com, Jun 15»
As Dull as a Torpedo
First, the torpedo is the electric ray, a flatfish with the capacity to deliver an electric charge (so not an eel), and to numb the hands (and ... «Chronicle of Higher Education, Jun 15»
There's something slightly robotic about Humans
Emma Willis and Reggie Yates present Prized Apart (Photo: Electric Ray/Kieron McCarron). Humans did raise one further point that I found ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
Astrological Starcast beginning June 18
Uranus in your opposite sign is forming an electric ray of support to Jupiter, the planet of abundance, on Monday, June 22, although if you are ... «Beach Reporter, Jun 15»
Prized Apart launches with 3.1m
Electric Ray's six-part series, in which pairs of contestants are separated in a bid to win £100,000, was nearly half BBC1's slot average of 6.1m ... «Broadcast, Jun 15»
BBC4 to make TOWIE-style show about over 60s in Bournemouth
Electric Ray's managing director Karl Warner added: “Television about old age tends to be focused on single issues but Close To The Edge ... «Radio Times, Jun 15»
Scripted reality heads to BBC4
Electric Ray is to produce a scripted reality series focused on a group of Bournemouth-based friends in their 60s, 70s and 80s for BBC4. «Broadcast, Jun 15»
BBC1 to reunite relatives in gameshow
It will be the second family orientated dual-location gameshow to air on BBC1 this year. Electric Ray's long-awaited format Prized Apart hits ... «Broadcast, May 15»
US Army Testing G.I. Joe-Like Ray Gun Called Burke Pulser: What It …
The G.I. Joe Paratrooper action figure may soon have a new Army weapon in hand if Hasbro re-creates an Army electric ray gun that is under ... «Tech Times, Apr 15»
