Gorgonzola the Gorgon in the "Inferno IX". Bloom masters the monster by digesting her." Gorgonzola Gorgonzola (; ) is a veined Italian blue cheese, made from unskimmed cow's milk. It can be buttery or firm, crumbly and quite salty, with a "bite" from its blue veining. Gorgonzola has been produced for centuries in Gorgonzola, Milan, acquiring its greenish-blue marbling in the 11th century. However, the town's claim of geographical origin is disputed by other localities. Today, it is mainly produced in the northern Italian regions of Piedmont and Lombardy. Whole cow's milk is used, to which starter bacteria are added, along
Red-veined darter Red-veined darter The red-veined darter or nomad ("Sympetrum fonscolombii") is a dragonfly of the genus "Sympetrum". There is genetic and behavioural evidence that "S. fonscolombii" is not closely related to the other members of the genus "Sympetrum" and it will at some time in the future be removed from this genus. "Sympetrum fonscolombii" was named under the protonym " Libellula fonscolombii " by the Belgian entomologist Edmond de Sélys Longchamps, in 1840, in honor of the French entomologist Étienne of Fonscolombe (hence the species name). Its name is sometimes spelt "fonscolombei" instead of "fonscolombii" but Askew (2004) gives the latter