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Perceptually refers to the way in which something is perceived or understood through the senses. It involves the process of using ones senses to interpret and navigate the surroundings or circumstances theyre in. This can span a wide range of human faculties from visual and auditory, to tactile and olfactory perception. It often relates to human psychology, cognition, and the processes of interpreting and understanding sensory information.

A Valencia orange is a sweet orange variety with a thin, easy-to-peel skin and often contains a few seeds. It is one of the most popular and widely grown types of oranges. They are valued for their high juice content and availability outside of the typical citrus season. Named after the city of Valencia in Spain, these oranges are primarily grown in California, Florida, and parts of Texas in the United States.

A lantern fly is a type of brightly colored, tropical insect that belongs to the Fulgoridae family. Despite its name, its not a fly, but a planthopper, and it does not emit light. They are known for their distinctive, elongated, lantern-like snout and are often mistaken for a variety of unrelated insects due to their colorful and diverse appearance. They feed on plant sap using their specialized mouthparts.

Tool around is an informal idiom primarily used in American English. It generally means to move or travel in a casual or leisurely way, often with no particular destination or purpose in mind. This phrase is commonly used in reference to driving a vehicle, but can also be used for other modalities of transportation, such as biking or walking.

Quercus variabilis, also known as the Chinese Cork Oak, is a species of oak native to eastern and central Asia. It is a deciduous tree that can grow up to 30 meters tall. It is known for its rough, corky bark that peels off in large sections, exposing a smooth and colorful new bark. The acorns of Quercus variabilis are also a food source for some birds and mammals. This tree is utilized for its timber and is also popular as an ornamental tree due to its attractive bark.

A Wollaston prism is an optical device, invented by William Hyde Wollaston, that manipulates polarized light. It separates light into two separate linearly polarized outgoing beams with orthogonal polarization. The two beams will be polarized according to the optical axis of the two right angle prisms.
The Wollaston prism consists of two orthogonal prisms of birefringent material—typically a uniaxial material such as calcite. These prisms are cemented together on their base (traditionally with Canada balsam) to form two right triangle prisms with perpendicular optic axes. Outgoing light beams diverge from the prism as ordinary and extraordinary rays due to the differences in the indexes of refraction, with the angle of divergence determined by the prisms wedge angle and the wavelength of the light. Commercial prisms are available with divergence angles from less than 1° to about 45°.

Genus Darlingtonia, also known as the pitcher plant or cobra lily, is a monotypic genus, consisting only one species, Darlingtonia californica, in the family Sarraceniaceae. It is native to Northern California and Oregon in the United States. These carnivorous plants are characterized by their specialized leaves that take the form of a tall, hollow pitcher, used to trap and digest insects. The pitcher is often topped with a domed appendage, resembling a cobras hood, hence the name cobra lily.