Wool. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of wool from a sheep. The cuticle (outer layer) of the hair comprises overlapping scales.

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Keywords: biological, biology, close-, clothing, coloured, detail, false-colour, false-coloured, fauna, fibre, fibres, hair, material, materials, natural, nature, science, sem, sheep, sheeps, textile, textiles, thread, threads, wool, zoological, zoology