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MS Lynx Spider, Peucetia viridans, on flower of Prickly pear cactus, Opuntia polyacantha, bee moving underneath inside flower, USA
MS Lynx Spider, Peucetia viridans, on flower of Prickly pear cactus, Opuntia polyacantha, bee moving underneath inside flower, USA
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CU Young Lynx spiders, Peucetian viridans, swarm over Prickly pear, Opuntia polyacantha, USA
CU Young Lynx spiders, Peucetian viridans, swarm over Prickly pear, Opuntia polyacantha, USA
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CU Bee among stamina of Prickly pear cactus, Opuntia polyacantha, USA
CU Bee among stamina of Prickly pear cactus, Opuntia polyacantha, USA
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CU Prickly pear cactus, Opuntia polyacantha with Lynx Spider, Peucetia viridans, camera tracks down height of plant from flower to spider, USA
CU Prickly pear cactus, Opuntia polyacantha with Lynx Spider, Peucetia viridans, camera tracks down height of plant from flower to spider, USA
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Timelapse Prickly pear cactus, Opuntia polyacantha, opening, flashes of bees, USA
Timelapse Prickly pear cactus, Opuntia polyacantha, opening, flashes of bees, USA
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Parish of San Miguel
Shots of Parish / Street Scenes / San Miguel de Allende Panorama / Prickly Pear / Mother and Child / Donkeys / Calle Hernandez Macias / Parish of San Miguel on May 01, 1965 in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico (Footage by Getty Images)
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CU bee in flower of Prickly pear cactus, Opuntia polyacantha being watched by Lynx Spider, Peucetia viridans, pan right and tilt up to spider, USA
CU bee in flower of Prickly pear cactus, Opuntia polyacantha being watched by Lynx Spider, Peucetia viridans, pan right and tilt up to spider, USA
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Prickly pear harvest in Venezuela
Title card: "News Flashes!" / high angle WS ramshackle shed or other building on prickly pear plantation, with man in bg working near trees / VS men pick the prickly pears from cactus plants, using long-handled tools / CU cactus plants...
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Desert Plants and Cactus
Plants have unique ways of adapting to droughts. Show your class this video to highlight some of the many adaptations desert plants have adopted over time.