Nature's velcro

Burdock burrs ready to get entangled in clothes and dog's fur! In the 1940s George de Mestral was prompted to invent and develop velcro after finding burrs caught up in his dog's coat.

[Sheila]

Lovely pic I had not realised velcro dated back that far, fascinating!

[Christopher Cox]

Great title, and informative as ever!

[Bep]

Very interesting.

[KoalaGardens🐨]

stunning texture detail!

[Joanna kate]

Oh wow, these are intriguing

[amyK]

Great details and textures. Have removed lots of these from our dog, glad when burr season is done!

[Rick]

Awesome capture.

[GaryW]

Fascinating plant. Great detail.

[Babs]

They do look nice, but a devil of a thing to get out of animals fur.

[Diana]

Great capture, wonderful details and tones. Fav

[haskar]

Great close-up.

[Ann Williams]

Lots of detail on these pesky burrs.