Zebrafish scales

Tongue, scanning electron micrograph

Knot in hair

Caucasian blond Hair

Balance and Weights, in case.

Human mustache hair

Moth wing scales

Folding balance and weights, with case.

Scales from butterfly wing

Coccolithophore

Damaged human hair, bleached and straightened, SEM

Human hair (Asian origin)

Butterfly wing scales

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Scales

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Damaged human hair, bleached and straightened, SEM

Human hair (Asian origin)

Butterfly wing scales

Human mustache hair

Knot in hair

Scales

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Damaged human hair, bleached and straightened, SEM

Human hair (Asian origin)

Butterfly wing scales

Human mustache hair

Knot in hair

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