The barbules were delicate, the nodes tapered and distally located. From Wordnik.com. [CRUEL AND UNUSUAL] Reference
The hummingbird doesn't strip barbules AFAIK, but they do live up to their name. From Wordnik.com. [Wondrous Feathers] Reference
The microscopic debris showed up on the monitor as a fascinating variety of colors, shapes, fibers, and the familiar barbules and triangular nodes. From Wordnik.com. [CRUEL AND UNUSUAL] Reference
What really keeps water from seeping through their feathers to reach the skin are microscopic barbules on the feathers that lock together like Velcro, forming an impenetrable barrier. From Wordnik.com. [The Great Penguin Rescue] Reference
The purpose of down is to trap air, and the finer the barbules, the more streamlined or tapered the nodes, and the more distal the location of the nodes, the more efficient the down is going to be at trapping air. From Wordnik.com. [CRUEL AND UNUSUAL] Reference
With thousands of small feathers that lie over each other like shingles on a roof, and with microscopic barbules on those feathers that interlock to form an impervious shield, penguins are well equipped for life at sea. From Wordnik.com. [The Great Penguin Rescue] Reference
A delicate arrangement of barbules creates a silver sheen upon otherwise dark feathers. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to High school choirs 'Celebrate America' for WQED] Reference
But the fact that the rachis itself is made of barbule-like fibres suggests that the barbules came first. From Wordnik.com. [ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science] Reference
Down feathers do not have interlocking barbules serve as an underlayer providing insulation and a cushion. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]]
University of Sussex professor of neuroscience Daniel Osorio and his colleagues found that the birds' barbules aren't cylindrical like tree branches. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference
But the most surprising feature of the fibres is that they're almost identical to the structures of barbules, and very similar to the downy plumage of baby chicks. From Wordnik.com. [ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science] Reference
And, let’s see, an average of two nodes located distally along the barbules. From Wordnik.com. [CRUEL AND UNUSUAL] Reference
Now we’re going to magnify it some more so we can get a good look at the barbules, for it is the features of the barbules that allow for an identification. From Wordnik.com. [CRUEL AND UNUSUAL] Reference
barbules, 6, 38. From Wordnik.com. [The Great Penguin Rescue] Reference
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