Hairs (setae) in action!

Nov 02, 2015 • 12:18 AM UTC

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Cristina Bosch Esteva

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I found this worm in a fresh water sample and saw how it pulled in and out its blueish stiffened and short hairs. A climber in this microscopic universe.
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