Arizona

Warpy

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11. They can be nasty if you blunder into them

Wed Dec 27, 2023, 03:35 PM

Dec 2023

Hitchhikers and bicyclists seem to catch the worst around here, that and the occasional touist who tries to use them for cover when they' need to pee off the side of the interstate (Pro tip: just go next to the car, cactus doesn't give any cover and you're risking an arse full of spines if you try).

I never worrired about my neighbor's font yard cholla bed, I just walked by and waited for the display in June.

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David Attenborough encounters the most DANGEROUS plant in the desert! [View all] Ptah Dec 2023 OP

He needs metal gloves LeftInTX Dec 2023 #1

We spend a lot of time in Arizona in the colder months... Enter stage left Dec 2023 #2

texas has a few things a grade or two lower in seriousness Lithos Dec 2023 #4

LOL, we spent a lot of time in Texas too... Enter stage left Dec 2023 #5

I remember those. I grew up in the Antelope Valley. nt AnotherDreamWeaver Dec 2023 #3

I encounter weeds in our SoCal garden that are just as sticky. SleeplessinSoCal Dec 2023 #6

People jere have them in their yards. Warpy Dec 2023 #7

I lived in Tucson for over forty years. ChazInAz Dec 2023 #9

They can be nasty if you blunder into them Warpy Dec 2023 #11

My cousin left the east coast to go to school in AZ EverHopeful Dec 2023 #8

Agree that chollas are bad news. marked50 Dec 2023 #10

the spines jump at you as you walk by k55f5r Jan 2024 #12