WebA blowgun (also called a blowpipe, blow tube, and blowed arrow tube) is a simple ranged weapon consisting of a long narrow tube for shooting light projectiles such as darts. It operates by having the projectile placed inside the pipe and using the force created by forced exhalation ("blow") to pneumatically propel the projectile. The propulsive power is …

WebDarts can be propelled by a number of means. The atlatl uses leverage to increase the velocity of the dart, the kestros increases the range of propelled darts using a sling, and small poisoned needles that are propelled with pneumatic force from the exhalation of a person's breath with a blowgun.

WebShooting sports is a group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting — the art of using ranged weapons, mainly small arms (firearms and airguns, in forms such as handguns, rifles and shotguns) and bows/crossbows.. Shooting sports can be categorized by equipment, …

WebThe Huaorani, Waorani, or Waodani, also known as the Waos, are an Indigenous people from the Amazonian Region of Ecuador (Napo, Orellana, and Pastaza Provinces) who have marked differences from other ethnic groups from Ecuador.The alternate name Auca is a pejorative exonym used by the neighboring Quechua natives, and commonly adopted by …

WebA frog is any member of a diverse and largely carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order Anura (ανοὐρά, literally without tail in Ancient Greek).The oldest fossil "proto-frog" Triadobatrachus is known from the Early Triassic of Madagascar, but molecular clock dating suggests their split from other amphibians may extend further …

WebIn South America, tribes such as the Noanamá Chocó and Emberá Chocó of western Colombia dip the tips of their blowgun darts in the poison found on the skin of three species of Phyllobates, a genus of poison dart frog.In northern Chocó Department, Phyllobates aurotaenia is used, while P. bicolor is used in Risaralda Department and southern …

WebCeiba pentandra is a tropical tree of the order Malvales and the family Malvaceae (previously emplaced in the family Bombacaceae), native to Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, northern South America, and (as the variety C. pentandra var guineensis) West Africa.A somewhat smaller variety was introduced to South and Southeast Asia, …

WebPratique traditionnelle. La sarbacane est une arme utilisée dans l'art de combat ninjutsu et par certaines tribus de chasseurs-cueilleurs, notamment en Amérique du Sud.. Sarbacane sportive. La sarbacane sportive, appelée blowgun ou blowpipe en anglais (et fukiya en japonais), est un sport de tir de dards (projectiles) sur cible à points. La sarbacane …

WebThe Karambit was, first and foremost, a tool of peace. it was originally an agricultural implement designed to rake roots, gather threshing and plant rice in most of island Southeast Asia. It's a smaller variant of the Southeast Asian sickles (Filipino garab and karit; Indonesian celurit, arit, or sabit; and Malaysian sabit).It still possesses many efficient …

WebThe South American blowgun's curare tipped darts, intended to paralyze small game, is very similar in function to modern capture guns, with the substitution of a barbiturate for the paralytic curare. Usage and regulations. Hunting weapons are typically regulated by game category, area within the state, and time period. Regulations for big game hunting often …