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Hagfish can exude copious quantities of a milky and fibrous slime or mucus, from specialized slime glands. [5] When released in seawater, the slime expands to 10,000 times its original size in 0.4 seconds. [12] This slime that hagfish excrete has very thin fibers that make it more durable and retentive than the slime excreted by other animals. [13]
Galium is Dioscorides ’ name for the plant. It is derived from the Greek word for ‘milk’, because the flowers of Galium verum were used to curdle milk in cheese making. [ 7] Aparine is a name used by Theophrastus. It means 'clinging' or 'seizing', [ 7] and is derived from the Greek απαίρω apairo 'lay hold of, seize', itself coming ...
Fufu (or fufuo, foofoo, foufou / ˈ f u ˌ f u / foo-foo listen ⓘ) is a pounded meal found in West African cuisine. [1] [2] It is a Twi word that originates from the Akans in Ghana.The word has been expanded to include several variations of the pounded meal found in other African countries including Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia, Cote D'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Benin, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon ...
carp. tilapia. v. t. e. Mackerel is a common name applied to a number of different species of pelagic fish, mostly from the family Scombridae. They are found in both temperate and tropical seas, mostly living along the coast or offshore in the oceanic environment. Mackerel species typically have deeply forked tails and vertical " tiger -like ...
Otorhinolaryngology. Rhinorrhea ( American English ), also spelled rhinorrhoea or rhinorrhœa ( British English ), or informally runny nose is the free discharge of a thin mucus fluid from the nose; [ 1] it is a common condition. It is a common symptom of allergies ( hay fever) or certain viral infections, such as the common cold or COVID-19.
Stropharia aeruginosa. ( Curtis) Quel. Stropharia aeruginosa, commonly known as the blue-green stropharia, [ 1] or verdigris agaric, is a medium-sized green, slimy woodland mushroom, found on lawns, mulch and woodland from spring to autumn. The edibility of this mushroom is controversial - some sources claim that it is edible, while others ...
Phallus impudicus, known colloquially as the common stinkhorn, [ 2] is a widespread fungus in the Phallaceae (stinkhorn) family. It is recognizable for its foul odor and its phallic shape when mature, the latter feature giving rise to several names in 17th-century England. It is a common mushroom in Europe and North America, where it occurs in ...
It’s the beginning of the end for “Stranger Things.” Netflix unveiled the first look at the fifth and final season of its blockbuster sci-fi adventure series on Monday, with a behind-the ...