Most cactus spines are fairly straight, but the fishhook barrel cactus has spines curved into a fishhook shape (I don't mean barbs). Are there any good ideas why that shape evolved?
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Last updated 29 Jun 2024
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Most cactus spines are fairly straight, but the fishhook barrel
A Visit to the “Spine Garden:”Cactus in Arizona's Sonora Desert
Most cactus spines are fairly straight, but the fishhook barrel
![Most cactus spines are fairly straight, but the fishhook barrel cactus has spines curved into a fishhook shape (I don't mean barbs). Are there any good ideas why that shape evolved?](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/wntgek/this-close-up-photograph-showing-rows-of-sharply-pointed-spines-shaped-like-fishhooks-give-name-to-the-fishhook-barrel-cactus-ferocactus-wislizenii-that-grows-in-southcentral-arizona-usa-and-northern-sonora-mexico-this-species-of-barrel-cactus-has-several-other-names-including-candy-barrel-compass-barrel-arizona-barrel-and-southwestern-barrel-cactus-the-desert-plant-is-easily-identified-by-its-long-hooked-spines-and-thick-barrel-shaped-body-that-ranges-in-diameter-from-18-to-30-inches-46-to-76-centimeters-wntgek.jpg)
Close up spines fishhook cactus hi-res stock photography and
Cactus spines are modified leaves. What is their purpose? - Quora
Most cactus spines are fairly straight, but the fishhook barrel
Most cactus spines are fairly straight, but the fishhook barrel
Are cactus spines dangerous? - Quora
![Most cactus spines are fairly straight, but the fishhook barrel cactus has spines curved into a fishhook shape (I don't mean barbs). Are there any good ideas why that shape evolved?](https://tpwmagazine.com/archive/2022/jan/scout6_flora/img/dreamstime_xl_29584706.jpg)
Barbed Barrel, January, February 2022
What are the behavioral adaptations of a cactus? - Quora
![Most cactus spines are fairly straight, but the fishhook barrel cactus has spines curved into a fishhook shape (I don't mean barbs). Are there any good ideas why that shape evolved?](https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-b0b43a13d7ff944f631a0ba62b1572d2.webp)
Most cactus spines are fairly straight, but the fishhook barrel
What are the behavioral adaptations of a cactus? - Quora
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