https://padlet.com/mckenziemiamorris/il835y3wdj7s en-us 2018-10-01 21:24:46 UTC 2024-10-15 23:23:47 UTC hello@padlet.com mckenziemiamorris https://padlet.com/mckenziemiamorris/il835y3wdj7s/wish/290115828 Cleavers. Clivers. Bort. Bedstraw. Stickyweed. Sticky Willy. 

The Galium aparine plant has many common nicknames. This plant is a herbaceous plant that comes from the Rubiacae family. It has long, straggly stems that grow on the ground and on top of or over other plants. The stems can get up to 3 feet or even longer! They also have tiny flowers that grow from them typically in early Spring and Summer. This plant is known to cause rashes on several people upon touch. 

The most prominent feature of this organism, however, is the small, hooked hairs on their leaves and stems that they use to attach themselves to other plants. It is known to cling to clothes, objects, other plants, the ground, etc. It essentially can cling to anything it comes in contact with. Ancient Greeks called this plant "man loving" because of its clinging nature. ]]> 2018-10-08 01:57:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mckenziemiamorris/il835y3wdj7s/wish/290115828 mckenziemiamorris https://padlet.com/mckenziemiamorris/il835y3wdj7s/wish/290120104 Have you ever had trouble picking something up or lost grip on something you were trying to grab? I know there are several incidents where situations like this have happened to me. My design uses the sticky adaptation of the Sticky Willy plant to help humans get a stronger grip. ]]> 2018-10-08 02:35:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mckenziemiamorris/il835y3wdj7s/wish/290120104 mckenziemiamorris https://padlet.com/mckenziemiamorris/il835y3wdj7s/wish/290124269 Sticky willy plants do not have many adaptations except for their ability to grow to an intense length and their sticky grip on other plants. However, this plant has several different uses that can help humans in a variety of ways. First, if ingested, this plant can be used to treat bladder or kidney problems. In the form of a tea, it can help purify the lymphatic system and urinary tract. Second, it can be used as a wash for different skin conditions like burns, scrapes, abrasions, ulcers, itchy scalp, etc. And third, as a pulpy substance, this organism can treat severe bites or stings on the skin as well. ]]> 2018-10-08 03:11:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mckenziemiamorris/il835y3wdj7s/wish/290124269 mckenziemiamorris https://padlet.com/mckenziemiamorris/il835y3wdj7s/wish/290127821 I used a rubber glove with adhesive double-sided circle stickers. This model did not allow me to pick up things or stick to objects as well as I had hoped.]]> 2018-10-08 03:38:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mckenziemiamorris/il835y3wdj7s/wish/290127821 mckenziemiamorris https://padlet.com/mckenziemiamorris/il835y3wdj7s/wish/290128994 I kept using the rubber glove for this design but decided to try scotch tape and cut rectangular pieces, rather than circular. This gave a better grip but still not what I hoped for. ]]> 2018-10-08 03:41:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mckenziemiamorris/il835y3wdj7s/wish/290128994 mckenziemiamorris https://padlet.com/mckenziemiamorris/il835y3wdj7s/wish/290129146 This design used long rectangular pieces of  shipping tape on the rubber glove. This mimicked the Sticky Willy plant even more than the other designs because the long pieces of tape resembled the long leaves and stems of this plant. I was successfully able to create this design for my prototype.]]> 2018-10-08 03:42:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mckenziemiamorris/il835y3wdj7s/wish/290129146 mckenziemiamorris https://padlet.com/mckenziemiamorris/il835y3wdj7s/wish/290129638 The final product that I have designed uses rubber gloves and long pieces of clear shipping tape. This prototype for my Sticky Willy Glove mimics the sticky qualities of the Sticky Willy plant and helps humans to grip objects easily. ]]> 2018-10-08 03:46:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mckenziemiamorris/il835y3wdj7s/wish/290129638 mckenziemiamorris https://padlet.com/mckenziemiamorris/il835y3wdj7s/wish/290129999 2018-10-08 03:49:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mckenziemiamorris/il835y3wdj7s/wish/290129999 mckenziemiamorris https://padlet.com/mckenziemiamorris/il835y3wdj7s/wish/290130029 2018-10-08 03:49:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mckenziemiamorris/il835y3wdj7s/wish/290130029 mckenziemiamorris https://padlet.com/mckenziemiamorris/il835y3wdj7s/wish/290130052 2018-10-08 03:50:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mckenziemiamorris/il835y3wdj7s/wish/290130052