Everson, Kathryn

spinesquills1

Erethizon dorsatum

A 150x magnified view of the quill of a New World porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum), showing backward-facing barbs on the tip (tip is to the right).

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Identification
Erethizon dorsatum (North American porcupine)
Contributors
Kathryn Everson
photographer copyright holder
Subjects
Subject Specimen
Type Photo

To cite this page: Everson, K. 2014. "spinesquills1.jpg" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed {%B %d, %Y} at https://animaldiversity.org/collections/contributors/kathryn_everson/spinesquills1/

Last updated: 2014-38-01 / Generated: 2025-09-15 01:12

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