Like the leaves, stalks and ears can attach to each other thanks to the action of surface tension of water, the capture of themselves may also barley awns by microscopic hooks.
Kama majani, mabua na masikio watachomeka kwa shukrani kila kujenga nyingine na hatua ya uso mvutano wa maji (van der Waals vikosi), kutekwa kwa wenyewe inaweza pia shayiri awns kwa kulabu microscopic.