The tail behind the spine is covered by small thorns.
To test his idea, he inserted small thorns from a tangerine tree into the larvae.
The skin is generally smooth, save for perhaps a scattering of small thorns on the middle of the back.
A row of small thorns runs down the middle of the back and tail; thorns are also present on the snout and over the eyes.
It has only a few small thorns on its back and is uniform brownish to grayish pink in color, becoming much darker past the tail sting.
Small thorns or tubercles are found in a midline row from behind the eyes to the base of the tail spine, increasing in number with age.
Young rays are completely smooth-skinned; with age small prickles appear over the center of the back, as well as a row of small thorns along the midline from between the eyes to the origin of the spine.
The sunglasses, made by Linda Farrow, were based on a mirror image of the Wayfarer, with a small rose thorn in each corner of the frames.
Truth in labelling is a small but persistent thorn in the relationship between the Coalition partners.
Gill averaged 13.1 points last season primarily playing small forward, but Thorn said Gill would be a better scoring threat at shooting guard, his natural position.
