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Knot in hair

Mouthpart from a naval ship worm (Teredo navalis), X-ray

Arabidopsis leaf hairs (trichomes)

Ruptured blood vessel

Skin cells from a scald

Wood burrows from a naval ship worm (Teredo navalis), X-ray

Human dermis scar tissue

Outer hair cells damaged by kanamycin

Brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys)

Damaged human hair, bleached and straightened, SEM

Knot in human blonde hair

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Damaged human hair, bleached and straightened, SEM

Human dermis scar tissue

Wood burrows from a naval ship worm (Teredo navalis), X-ray

Knot in hair

Knot in human blonde hair