) ▁of ▁an ▁insect . ▁▁ ▁In ▁plants , ▁indu ment um ▁types ▁include : ▁pub es cent ▁h irs ute ▁pil ose ▁lan ate ▁vill ous ▁t oment ose ▁stell ate ▁sc ab r ous ▁sc ur f y ▁ ▁The ▁indu ment um ▁on ▁plants ▁can ▁have ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁functions , ▁including ▁as ▁anch orage ▁in ▁clim bing ▁plants ▁( e . g ., ▁Gal ium ▁apar ine ), ▁in ▁trans p iration ▁control , ▁in ▁water ▁absor ption ▁( T ill ands ia ), ▁the ▁reflection ▁of ▁solar ▁radiation , ▁increasing ▁water - rep ell ency ▁( e . g ., ▁in ▁the ▁aqu atic ▁f ern ▁Sal vin ia ), ▁in ▁protection ▁against ▁insect ▁pred ation , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁tra pping ▁of ▁insect s ▁( D ro ser a , ▁Nep enth es , ▁St yl os anth es ). ▁▁▁▁ ▁The ▁use ▁of ▁an ▁indu ment um ▁on ▁insect s ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁pol len - related , ▁as ▁on ▁be es , ▁sens ory ▁like ▁wh isk ers , ▁or ▁for ▁varied ▁other ▁uses ▁including ▁ad hes ion ▁and ▁poison . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁G loss ary ▁of ▁botan ical ▁terms ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Ind ument um ▁types ▁ ▁Category : Pl ant ▁an atom y <0x0A> </s> ▁David ▁Nelson ▁( 8 ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁– ▁ 2 2 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 1 ) ▁was ▁an ▁English ▁professional ▁rugby ▁league ▁footballer ▁who ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁