As anyone who’s gotten too close to a jumping cholla cactus can attest, the experience is singularly painful — and difficult to resolve, as the cactus’ spines are particularly stubborn to remove.

If you’ve spent any time in Arizona, you’ve no doubt been introduced to the wide array of Plants That Will Hurt You. Ranking pretty close to the top and widely considered a terrible nuisance is the ...

The spines of the jumping cholla cactus slide in with ease, but they’re grueling to extract. You can thank their barbs. ByKatherine J. Wu Tuesday, November 20, 2018 NOVA NextNOVA Next This unfortunate ...

After encountering a cholla cactus, Charlie had to have spines removed from his eyes, mouth, and paws by Arizona Humane Society veterinarians Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been ...

I stopped to take a photo of colorful bentonite clay soils along Little Wild Horse Road south of Goblin Valley and on the eastern edge of the San Rafael Swell in Utah. A large prickly pear cactus at ...

News flash: If you’re new to succulents, beware the prickly pear. It is the one cactus that strikes fear into every desert gardener, and now the drought has made these cactuses available far and wide.

Don't do anything dangerous in the garden while I'm gone, Norman Klein's wife admonished him before leaving on an out-of-town trip. Dangerous? Gardening is supposed to be therapeutic, peaceful, ...

Prickly desert cactus sounds like the last thing you’d want to eat. But -- surprise! -- once the spines are off, cactus is juicy and tender, great in anything from salads and soups to main courses and ...

A woman fell head first into a cactus after losing control of her bike on a trail in the Arizona desert. The footage was recorded by the cyclist's husband in Arizona, America. In the video, the woman ...

Sir David Attenborough was spiked by the “vicious spines” of a cactus while filming an episode for his latest documentary series The Green Planet. The veteran broadcaster can be seen plunging his hand ...