Water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) trichomes, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). These hair-like structures on the Pistia leaf capture very s

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Water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) trichomes, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). These hair-like structures on the Pistia leaf capture very small bubbles of air that keep this aquatic plant floating on water.

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