#narwhal — Public Fediverse posts

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🐋🌀 Researchers used X-ray CT and #microscopy to map a #narwhal tusk in #3D.

They found a second, inner spiral running opposite the outer one, a #doublehelix that keeps the #tusk stiff yet flexible, letting it bend without cracking. They hope the tusk’s growth layers record changing #ocean conditions over the #animal’s long life.

👉 https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/08/x-rays-add-new-twist-to-narwhals-spiral-tusk/

#science #marinebiology #biology #whales #arctic #materials #ctscan #nature #biomechanics #wildlife

Whales and Dolphins (Marine Animals by Panini), Part 1

So after spending so long on a single company, reviewing in-depth every figure by Replica Toy Fish…why not work on a (nearly) entire series from a different company!? This time, I’m going to work through the marine figures produced by Italian company Panini. I will be approaching it differently–the figures are very small, and very stylized, so a relatively brief overview will be more […]

Read more... https://animaltoyforum.com/blog/whales-and-dolphins-marine-animals-by-panini-part-1/

#balaenoptera #balaenopteraMusculus #belugaWhale #blueWhale #commonBottlenoseDolphin #delphinapterus #delphinapterusLeucas #humpbackWhale #killerWhale #megaptera #megapteraNovaeangliae #monodon #monodonMonoceros #narwhal #orcinus #orcinusOrca #tursiops #tursiopsTruncatus

The Pens In Use Half-Time Report for December 2023 is now available.

This months pens are
⁃ Monteverde Ritma
⁃ Nahvalur Schylkill
⁃ Retro 51 Tornado
⁃ Ranga Santa
⁃ Conklin All-American
⁃ Benu Talisman

Join me as I look at each of these pen and ink combinations

https://youtu.be/rVjYKucZT9Q

#fountainpens #fountainpen #edc #dailycarry #everydaypen #dailypen #writing #Monteverde #Narwhal #Nahvalur #Retro51 #Retro51 #Ranga #Rangapen #Conklin #Benu #Diamine #DiamineInkvent #Inkvent

Finally getting some of my finished projects (and other stuff) hung on the walls. We've only lived here 4 years already.. 😂🤷‍♂️

#fibreart #fiberarts #rughooking #embroidery #art #narwhal #thisoldhouse