#lorenzini

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Stingrays have a network of tiny sensory organs called ampullae of Lorenzini surrounding their mouths. The organs allow the stingray to detect the bioelectric fields created by other animals in the water. 

(Image credit: Shutterstock)

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Collodi è un borgo #medievale, una frazione del comune italiano di #Pescia, in provincia di #Pistoia, regione #Toscana. Documentato fin dal XII secolo, è legata al nome di Carlo #Lorenzini, autore di Pinocchio. Lo scrittore fiorentino, la cui madre era originaria del paese, vi trascorse parte dell'infanzia e ne assunse il nome, firmandosi Carlo #Collodi. La frazione conserva un'antica rocca e l'aristocratica Villa #Garzoni con ampio giardino, e fonda la propria economia sul turismo anche grazie al parco dedicato a #Pinocchio. Per la sua qualità turistico-ambientale è Bandiera arancione del Touring Club Italiano. #tuscany #italia #italy (presso Collodi, Toscana, Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRasOBeLl-2/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Have you ever noticed that Great White Sharks have all these black dots around their face, resembling black heads?

The following information is from Science and the Sea

The ampullae of Lorenzini (electroreceptors) are the small pores around this shark’s snout. 

Most sharks have keen senses that allow them to track prey, predators, and mates at varying distances. At close range, they also rely on a network of sensors known as ampullae of Lorenzini, named for the Italian scientist who discovered them more than three centuries ago.

The network consists of hundreds or thousands of pores on the shark’s head that are big enough to see with the naked eye. The pores open onto canals that are lined with small hairs like those inside the human ear. Each canal leads to a small gel-filled chamber -- the ampulla -- that’s lined with nerve cells.

These organs detect the electrical impulses generated by the muscle contractions of nearby fish, seals, or other creatures. They’re so sensitive that they can even detect a beating heart. But they only work at close range -- within a few inches. That helps the shark keep its prey in the crosshairs for its final attack. It even helps the shark find fish that have buried themselves in the sand.

The ampullae of Lorenzini may play other roles, too. They may help sharks follow water currents, for example. And they may serve as an internal compass, helping sharks navigate across hundreds or thousands of miles of open water by following Earth’s magnetic field.

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...What if like, Sofia Coppola had directed The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996) and it was actually just about Lorenzini being a hot babe?

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Quadretti fusi a toni scuri per il blazer di tweed con toppa di cuoio sulla spalla, Abital; pantaloni, Mavecon; pullover v-neck, Uomo di Borsalino; camicia "spazzino," Lorenzini; papillon Hubert

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