Porcupine Barbed Quills at Zane Lamb blog

Porcupine Barbed Quills. The north american porcupine appears cute, but it has more than 30,000 menacing quills covering much of its body, each one hollow and 2 to 3 inches long. The north american porcupine has ∼30,000 quills on the dorsal surface (1) that are released when a predator contacts the porcupine. They are made up of a tough, fibrous material called keratin, the same material found in human hair and nails. Although those barbs help the quills remain embedded in a victim's skin, scientists haven't studied the details of how they do so. The north american porcupine has about 30,000 quills, each one adorned with between 700 and 800 barbs along the 4 millimeters or so nearest its tip. Understanding the mechanisms behind quill penetration and extraction of a porcupine’s quills could help engineers design better medical devices. They don’t just slide in and come out like a needle, but embedded themselves into the flesh and catch, like a fishhook. North american porcupines have around 30,000 quills on their backs. Firstly, each and every one of a porcupine's quills is studded with tiny barbs; The quills of a porcupine are a marvel of nature’s design.

The quills of a porcupine are a marvel of nature’s design. The north american porcupine has ∼30,000 quills on the dorsal surface (1) that are released when a predator contacts the porcupine. North american porcupines have around 30,000 quills on their backs. Understanding the mechanisms behind quill penetration and extraction of a porcupine’s quills could help engineers design better medical devices. The north american porcupine appears cute, but it has more than 30,000 menacing quills covering much of its body, each one hollow and 2 to 3 inches long. Although those barbs help the quills remain embedded in a victim's skin, scientists haven't studied the details of how they do so. The north american porcupine has about 30,000 quills, each one adorned with between 700 and 800 barbs along the 4 millimeters or so nearest its tip. They don’t just slide in and come out like a needle, but embedded themselves into the flesh and catch, like a fishhook. They are made up of a tough, fibrous material called keratin, the same material found in human hair and nails. Firstly, each and every one of a porcupine's quills is studded with tiny barbs;

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Porcupine Barbed Quills Although those barbs help the quills remain embedded in a victim's skin, scientists haven't studied the details of how they do so. Firstly, each and every one of a porcupine's quills is studded with tiny barbs; Although those barbs help the quills remain embedded in a victim's skin, scientists haven't studied the details of how they do so. They don’t just slide in and come out like a needle, but embedded themselves into the flesh and catch, like a fishhook. The north american porcupine appears cute, but it has more than 30,000 menacing quills covering much of its body, each one hollow and 2 to 3 inches long. Understanding the mechanisms behind quill penetration and extraction of a porcupine’s quills could help engineers design better medical devices. North american porcupines have around 30,000 quills on their backs. The north american porcupine has about 30,000 quills, each one adorned with between 700 and 800 barbs along the 4 millimeters or so nearest its tip. The north american porcupine has ∼30,000 quills on the dorsal surface (1) that are released when a predator contacts the porcupine. The quills of a porcupine are a marvel of nature’s design. They are made up of a tough, fibrous material called keratin, the same material found in human hair and nails.