- The
bristle-thighed
curlew (Numenius tahitiensis) is a medium-sized s****bird that
breeds in
Alaska and
winters on
tropical Pacific islands. It is known...
-
brush used to
apply paint or ink. A
paintbrush is
usually made by
clamping bristles to a
handle with a ferrule. They are
available in
various sizes, shapes...
-
irregularly scattered in 2–3 layers. The
setae are triangular-acute to
bristle-
shaped, short, and pure black,
although their tips can be pale. The lichen's...
- pattern, and scent, to
collect and
transport pollen (such as with
bristles shaped to form
pollen baskets on
their hind legs), and to
collect and process...
- in a slow-moving body of
water to
swell and
soften the fibres. The long
bristle fibres are
separated from the
shorter mattress fibres underneath the skin...
-
microscopic to over 1
metre (3.3 ft) in
length for
marine polychaete worms (
bristle worms); 6.7
metres (22 ft) for the
African giant earthworm, Microchaetus...
- Each
flower has a
calyx of
sepals with
narrow lobes that
taper into a
bristle-
shaped point and are
coated in long hairs.
Within the
calyx is the
flower corolla...
- from
pores along the body,
although the tiny
bristle millipedes are
covered with
tufts of
detachable bristles. Its
primary defence mechanism is to curl into...
- an open fire to
remove the
bristles (described
further below) and then eaten.
Tarantulas have
evolved specialized bristles, or setae, to
defend themselves...
- the short, dense, fine down.
There are
three types of
guard hair: awns,
bristles, and spines.
Guard hair (overhair) is the top or
outer layer of the coat...
