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A creeper is a fictional creature in the sandbox video game Minecraft.Creepers are hostile mobs (mobile non-player characters) that spawn in dark places.Instead of attacking the player directly, they creep up on the player and explode, destroying blocks in the surrounding area and potentially hurting or killing the player if they are within the blast radius.
Persson's most popular creation is the survival sandbox game Minecraft, which was first publicly available on 17 May 2009 [37] and fully released on 18 November 2011. Persson left his job as a game developer to work on Minecraft full-time until completion. In early 2011, Mojang AB sold the one millionth copy of the game, several months later ...
By confining fresh litter in the mesh bags and placing them on the ground, an ecologist can monitor and collect the decay measurements of that litter. [7] An exponential decay pattern has been produced by this type of experiment: X X o = e − k {\displaystyle {\frac {X}{X_{o}}}=e^{-k}} , where X o {\displaystyle X_{o}} is the initial leaf ...
In systematic virus infections leaf spots caused by viruses show a loss of green colour in leaves, due to chlorosis which is a repression of chlorophyll development. [1] Leaves may yellow and have a mottled green or yellow appearance, show mosaic (e.g. chlorotic spotting) and ringspots (chlorotic or necrotic rings). [7]
While grasses release small amounts of hydrocarbons passively and in response to strong sunlight, these emissions may increase by a factor of 180 when leaves are cut or damaged. [5] Highly reactive hydrocarbons released by cut grass combine with gases such as nitrogen oxides and exacerbate photochemical smog and urban air pollution by ...
The Javan surili (Presbytis comata) is a vulnerable species of Old World monkey endemic to the western half of Java, Indonesia, a biodiversity hotspot.Other common names by which it is known by include gray, grizzled or Sunda Island surili; grizzled or stripe-crested langur; Javan grizzled langur; grizzled, Java or Javan leaf monkey; langur gris.
Yanomami man ties a knot with palm leaf fiber to repair the roof of a Shabono. Sisal and abaca are the primary leaf fibers that are harvested and sold. These are both mainly used to make rope or matting but, as technology continues to advance these, and other, hard fibers are being able to be broken down and pulped to be used in paper products.
Leaf carving is an artwork involving the delicate trimming of leaves to develop a picture or landscape. [1] [2] The process of carving is performed by artists using tools to carefully cut the surface without cutting or removing the veins. The veins add detail into the subject matter of the carving.