I don't know much about science
but I know what I like.
Repelled and attracted by the
writhing mass of eels in the creek
after I drop in a morsel of cooked fish.
Moving as one in the shallow water
then unexpectedly up onto the bank
across the point of
Surely you can't be serious.

It got me thinking about the
edges of things.
Robust research
(Wikipedia) reveals:

Natural phenomena
with fractal features
Include
river networks
fault lines
mountain ranges
lightening bolts
ocean waves
coastlines
and
psychological reflective perception.

But not eels.
Just a wavy line along the
coast of our reality.