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Prickly Pear Cactus

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This photo is from Patterns in Nature: Flora

Photo: Thorns on a prickly pear cactus

Prickly Pear Cactus

Photograph by Tim Laman

Sharp spines erupt from the skin of a prickly pear cactus in the Galápagos Islands.

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