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Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) asleep among hazel nuts and holly berries. Redwing (Turdus iliacus) eating holly berries.  Europe Redwing (Turdus iliacus) with holly berries. European Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio machaon) on Spear Thistle.  Europe Citrus Swallowtail (Papilio demodocus) basking on a twig of Kai Apple.  Africa Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia) leaves.  California, USA Hoodia (Hoodia currori) flowering on granite insulberg, Namib Desert.  South Africa Gunnera leaf. Gunnera leaf. Euphorbia spines.  Namibia Euphorbia spines.  Namibia Saguaro Cactus (Carnegiea gigantia).  Sonoran Desert, N. America Euphorbia.  Namibia Hoodia plant.  Southern Africa Euphorbia.  Namibia Hoodia plant at sunrise.  Southern Africa Hoodia plant.  Southern Africa Euphorbia.  Namibia Hoodia plant.  Southern Africa Hoodia plant.  Southern Africa Saguaro Cactus (Carnegiea gigantia) spines.  Sonoran Desert, N. America Coville's Barrel Cactus (Ferocactus covillei).  North America Ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens) and Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantia) cacti.  Sonoran Desert, N. America Ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens) and Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantia) at sunset.  Sonoran Desert, N. America Chain-fruit Cholla (Opuntia fulgida). Spines of a Saguaro Cactus (Carnegiea gigantia).  Sonoran Desert, N. America Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantia), Cholla, and Ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens) cacti.  Arizona, USA Ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens) and Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantia) cacti.  Arizona, USA Teddy Bear or Jumping Cholla (Opuntia bigelovii). Deformed Organ Pipe Cactus (Stenocereus thurberi).  Sonoran Desert, N. America Organ Pipe Cactus (Stenocereus thurberi).  Sonoran Desert, N. America Organ Pipe Cactus (Stenocereus thurberi). Chain-Fruit Cholla (Opuntia fulgida).  Sonoran Desert, N. America Teddy Bear or Jumping Cholla (Opuntia bigelovii).  Sonoran Desert, N. America Engelmann Prickly Pear (Opuntia engelmannii).  Southern USA & Mexico Engelmann Prickly Pear (Opuntia engelmannii).  Southern USA & Mexico Saguaro Cactus (Carnegiea gigantia).  Sonoran Desert, N. America Saguaro Cactus (Carnegiea gigantia) at sunset.  Sonoran Desert, N. America Organ Pipe Cactus (Stenocereus thurberi).  Sonoran Desert, N. America Saguaro Cactus (Carnegiea gigantia).  Sonoran Desert, N. America Hoodia and desert scene at sunset.  Namibia Saguaro Cactus (Carnegiea gigantia).  Sonoran Desert, N. America Organ Pipe Cactus (Stenocereus thurberi) spines.  Sonoran Desert, N. America Saguaro Cactus (Carnegiea gigantia).  Sonoran Desert, N. America Saguaro Cactus (Carnegiea gigantia).  Sonoran Desert, N. America Saguaros (Carnegiea gigantia) and Ocotillos (Fouquieria splendens) at sunrise.  Sonoran Desert, N. America Saguaro Cactus (Carnegiea gigantia).  Sonoran Desert, N. America Holly (Ilex aquifolium) berries. Spiny Forest (Didiereacaea species), southern Madagascar. Spiny Forest (Didiereacaea species), southern Madagascar. Spiny Forest (Didiereacaea species), southern Madagascar. Stinging hair of Nettle (Urtica dioica) x 12. Wait-a-while or Rattan Palm (Calamis species).  Australia Thorny trunk.  Costa Rica Spiky plant. New Zealand scenery. New Zealand plant. New Zealand scenery. Ragdoll-cross kittens (Goggles x Specs), 7 weeks old, among holly berries and flowering ivy.