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To: Olog-hai

invisible? don’t they “smell” in the water more than see?


8 posted on 08/02/2013 4:40:29 AM PDT by GeronL
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To: GeronL

They can, but apparently that applies to blood in the water more than any non-water-soluble secretions of humans. Sharks have electroreceptors on their heads, so they can sense the electric impulses in prey’s muscles when they move.


12 posted on 08/02/2013 10:29:53 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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