"The Saguaro Cactus grows very slowly -- perhaps an inch a year -- but to a great height, 15 to 50 feet. The largest plants, with more than 5 arms, are estimated to be 200 years old. An average old Saguaro would have 5 arms and be about 30 feet tall."
This guy was massive!! Imagine how long he's been living in this canyon? He must have been at LEAST 35 ft. tall...and I know 30 ft. from Why High and Quatum Leap challenges, thank you very much...It takes them nearly 10 yrs to reach one INCH tall.
This little guy was so cute! He did these little push-ups:
"Humans aren't the only ones inclined to athletic displays in love and war
Lizards don't sing. Instead, they do push-ups.
Much as birds chirp their threats and come-ons and commentaries, sagebrush lizards in the western United States communicate through little flex fests. Both male and female lizards rise off their bellies and bob up and down, quick as a recruit slamming into the ground at the feet of a bellowing marine sergeant.
During the past decade, Emilia P. Martins of the University of Oregon in Eugene has led a search to decode sagebrush lizard athletics. "They're incredibly complex," she marvels. Depending on the details, a set of push-ups may indicate something like "Get your presumptuous rear off my rock this instant" or "Be mine, you gorgeous creature."
The nuances of all this bobbing and flexing give scientists another world of communication to explore, with intriguing comparisons to bird songs and bee dances."
Dang, I got hit on by a lizard!!
Blooming La Cholla, or The Jumping Cactus. If you get too close, its needles will "jump" out and launch into you! Crazy. I think this is just one type of La Cholla; there's others that are more poofy and fuzzy and painful.
K, the internet just told me this is a Staghorn Cholla. Sweeeeet.
Some big bug. Sorry, I don't know what this guy is! But he looks cool. And he was big.
This guy didn't hit on me, he hid in the shadow of a Saguaro. I still thought he was cute!
Top of Seven Falls
Looking up from Sabino Canyon
Doesn't it look like the one Saguaro is giving the other one a bouquet of flowers? Awww! They are like 75 yrs. old before they even grow their arms.
Prickly Pear Cactus in bloom. Preeeeetty.
The Saguaro Cactus Flower is AZ's state flower. It's cool. Birds live in the cactus. It's like me, a multi-tasker. And prickly if ya piss me off. WOW I am getting way too much fresh air...
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