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Opuntia engelmannii or Grand Canyon Prickly-pear Note the assassin bug(?) hiding in the shadow on the lower right bud. I never saw it until I started reviewing my images in post. Geotagged,Opuntia engelmannii,Spring,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Opuntia engelmannii or Grand Canyon Prickly-pear

Note the assassin bug(?) hiding in the shadow on the lower right bud. I never saw it until I started reviewing my images in post.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Hidden insects found back home...happens to me all the time. Posted 3 years ago
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      William Bodine
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      Sometimes I just need to slow down and look more closely at what's in front of me instead of just thinking about the shot. Posted 3 years ago

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The Engelmann's Pricklypear

"Opuntia engelmannii" is a prickly pear common across the south-central and Southwestern United States and northern Mexico. The nomenclatural history of this species is somewhat complicated due to the varieties, as well as its habit of hybridizing with "Opuntia phaeacantha".

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Similar species: Pinks, Cactuses, And Allies
Species identified by William Bodine
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By William Bodine

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Uploaded Apr 13, 2022. Captured Apr 12, 2022 11:51 in Desert Botanical Garden, 1201 N Galvin Pkwy, Phoenix, AZ 85008, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 70D
  • f/7.1
  • 1/512s
  • ISO100
  • 105mm