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The Pearl rules the winds of the ocean, and everything associated with the wind, including the ships at sea, their rigging and sails. [13] The Lightsaber (Star Wars) - an energy sword powered by a rare Force-attuned crystal (also known as Kyber Crystal), which can only be used to its full potential by those skilled enough in the Force to wield ...
Assorted keshi pearls. Keshi pearls are small non-nucleated pearls typically formed as by-products of pearl cultivation. A Japanese word also meaning "poppy" (ケシ, 芥子), it is used in Japanese for all pearls that grew without a nucleus. Originally, keshi pearls referred to those pearls formed when a bead nucleus was rejected.
Cultured freshwater pearls are affordable and lend themselves well to various pearl jewelry designs. Pearl jewelry stores may bleach or dye freshwater cultured pearls after harvesting to enhance their color. The most valuable baroque pearls are the South Sea and the Tahitian pearls, which are produced by Pinctada margaritifera (black-lipped ...
Some species of other reef inhabitants prey on this species of sea star. Various pufferfishes, Charonia species (triton shells), harlequin shrimp, and even some sea anemones have been observed to eat whole or parts of the sea stars. [3] The Blue Linckia is also prone to parasitization by a species of the parasitic gastropod Thyca crystallina.
Yemenite silver-work is noted for its intricate use of filigree and fine granulation. [2] [6] Jewellery containing a high silver content was called ṭohōr by local Jews, or muḫlaṣ in Arabic, and referred to jewellery whose silver content ranged from 85 to 92 percent, while the rest was copper.
Sea Harrier FRS 1 vs Mirage III/Dagger: South Atlantic 1982. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017. ISBN 1-47281-890-3. Gupta, Amit. Building an Arsenal: The Evolution of Regional Power Force Structures. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1997. ISBN 0-27595-787-X. McCarthy, Don. The Sword of David: The Israeli Air Force at War, Pen and Sword, 2013.
In zoology, deep-sea gigantism or abyssal gigantism is the tendency for species of deep-sea dwelling animals to be larger than their shallower-water relatives across a large taxonomic range. Proposed explanations for this type of gigantism include necessary adaptation to colder temperature, food scarcity, reduced predation pressure and ...
Members of this genus are found in coldwater environments including the Arctic, the Antarctic, and deep-sea habitats. The scientific name comes from the Greek , gorgós meaning "dreaded" and -cephalus meaning "head", and refers to the similarity between these echinoids and the Gorgon 's head from Greek myth with its coiled serpents for hair.