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19     hooked trichomes
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Trichomes need not be functional as spines/spears/needles. If the tip is hooked, as on these trichomes clothing a Costa Rican vine stem, the going is very rough indeed for small herbivorous insects attempting to walk on their potential food (see DHJanzen100259.jpg below).
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