A Drop of Crude Oil on a Water Surface (IMAGE)

University of Bonn

A Drop of Crude Oil on a Water Surface

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is adsorbed within seconds by a leaf of the floating fern Salvinia and pulled from the water.

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(c) W. Barthlott, M. Mail/Uni Bonn

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