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10.00" x 6.50"
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2.00"
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0.88"
Overall:
15.50" x 12.00"
Milkweed Seed Framed Print
by Eric Rundle
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Milkweed Seed framed print by Eric Rundle. Bring your print to life with hundreds of different frame and mat combinations. Our framed prints are assembled, packaged, and shipped by our expert framing staff and delivered "ready to hang" with pre-attached hanging wire, mounting hooks, and nails.
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The milkweed filaments from the follicles are hollow and coated with wax, and have good insulation qualities. During World War II, over 5,000 t... more
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Artist's Description
The milkweed filaments from the follicles are hollow and coated with wax, and have good insulation qualities. During World War II, over 5,000 t (5,500 short tons) of milkweed floss was collected in the United States as a substitute for kapok.[citation needed] As of 2007, milkweed is grown commercially as a hypoallergenic filling for pillows. A study of the insulative properties of various materials found that milkweed was outperformed by other materials in insulation, loft, and lumpiness, but scored well on various metrics when mixed with down feathers. [4]
Seeds.
In the past, the high dextrose content of the nectar led to milkweed's use as a source of sweetener for Native Americans and voyageurs.
The bast fibers of some species can be used for cordage.
Milkweed latex contains about 1 to 2% latex, and was attempted as a source of natural rubber by both Germany and the United States during World War II. No record has been found of large-scale success.
Milkweed i...
About Eric Rundle
I was born and raised in the magnificent state of Colorado. My love of the outdoors was nurtured by my parents, teaching me the value of nature and wildlife at an early age. Spending time in the outdoors hiking, camping and hunting only continued to encourage me to capture all the beauty I see in nature on film. I have been told for years that I had a "great eye" for photography, but it wasn't until I purchased my first DSLR camera that I started to see a whole new world open up to me. Inspired, I began to study photography in depth. Reading books and taking classes online from photographers like Kerry Dragger, William Neill, George Schwab and Doug J. Johnson It wasn't until I had taken a course taught by Jim Zuckerman, a world renowned...
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Jeff Burton
Wonderful work! v
Geri Glavis
Nice, love how the colors play on the translucent fibers!
Marianne Campolongo
Terrific macro. v
Sally Simon
You have a great eye.....beautiful
Rosanne Jordan
Cool macro image!v
Debi Pople
Great shot and image. V
Jeanne Fischer
nicely done
Haleh Mahbod
Delicate. Great macro.v
Leslie Cruz
Awesome Macro! Love this!! 5 Stars *****
Lynn Bauer
Great capture!! v
Avis Noelle
Wonderful!! It almost looks like a sparkler firework (?)…:) V.
Nancy Merkle
Love the sparkle in this!
Diana Sainz
Excellent!/
Mike Lee
nice one! v
Andrea Anderegg
Very nice! v
Atousa Raissyan
beautiful :) v
Eunice Miller
Beautiful!
Laura Carter
So cool looking, makes me want to reach out and touch!
Darren Robinson
AWEsome image. V
Aimee L Maher
Beautifully done!!!
Barbara O'renya
Beautiful picture..! v
Elena Nosyreva
Great close up, the filaments look like fiber optics!