Velcro-like hooks on the surface of a burdock seed pod (Arctium minus), coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Arctium is a genus of biennial pl

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Velcro-like hooks on the surface of a burdock seed pod (Arctium minus), coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Arctium is a genus of biennial plants, commonly known as burdock or burweed, in the family Asteraceae. Budock seeds are dispersed by animals. Velcro was developed after a study of the burdock seed revealed curved, hooked seed hairs on its surface. This curved hook design was used in the development of Velcro. Magnification: x52 when shortest axis printed at 25 millimetres.

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Size: 3303px × 2645px
Photo credit: © DENNIS KUNKEL MICROSCOPY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: arctium, asteraceae, asterales, burdock, burweed, colored, coloured, common, curved, dispersal, false-colored, false-coloured, hook, hooks, lesser, plants, pod, seed, sem