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Termite soldier castes can be distinguished by their dark brown head and elongated, tubular snout called a nasus. The termites create and store a mixture of monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes and diterpenes which can then be ejected from their long, horn-like nasus. [5] The secretions are able to entangle, irritate and repel invaders.
The common nase (Chondrostoma nasus) is a European potamodromous cyprinid fish. It is often simply called the nase , but that can refer to any species of its genus Chondrostoma . Another name is sneep .
The human nose is the first organ of the respiratory system.It is also the principal organ in the olfactory system.The shape of the nose is determined by the nasal bones and the nasal cartilages, including the nasal septum, which separates the nostrils and divides the nasal cavity into two.
This species has a stocky build and grows to an average total length of 45–75 cm (18-30 inches), but is capable reaching almost 1 m (39 inches) in total length. The rostral scale is elongated vertically and the snout is upturned, similar to the hog-nosed pitvipers of the genus Porthidium .
They take several days to act and so must be taken continually for several weeks, as their therapeutic effect builds up with time. [ citation needed ] In 2013, a study compared the efficacy of mometasone furoate nasal spray to betamethasone oral tablets for the treatment of people with seasonal allergic rhinitis and found that the two have ...
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Pregnant polar bears frequently build winter dens in and around the area [5] [6] [7] The Colville River used to host a small commercial fishery for Arctic ciscoes, and though the fishery is closed, [4] the river delta is still potential habitat for Salmonidae fishes like broad whitefish [8] and nearshore forage fishes like Arctic cod and capelin.
Kunihiro Nasu (奈須 國広, Nasu Kunihiro), [1] [2] [3] known better as Kinoko Nasu (奈須 きのこ, Nasu Kinoko), is a Japanese author, best known for writing the light novel The Garden of Sinners and visual novels Tsukihime and Fate/stay night, and a co-founder of Type-Moon.