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  2. Aralia spinosa - Wikipedia

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    Aralia spinosa is an aromatic, spiny deciduous shrub or small tree growing 2–8 m (7–26 ft) tall. It has a simple or, occasionally, branched stem with very large bipinnate leaves 70–120 cm (30–45 in) long. The trunks are up to 15–20 cm (6–8 in) in diameter, with the plants umbrella-like canopy in habit with open crowns.

  3. Devil's club - Wikipedia

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    Devil's club or Devil's walking stick (Oplopanax horridus, Araliaceae; syn. Echinopanax horridus, Fatsia horrida) [2] is a large understory shrub native to the rainforests of the Pacific Northwest, but also disjunct on islands in Lake Superior. It is noted for its large palmate leaves and erect, woody stems covered in noxious and irritating spines.

  4. Common walkingstick - Wikipedia

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    A pair of mating D. femorata in the Hudson Highlands region of New York. The common walkingstick is a slender, elongated insect that camouflages itself by resembling a twig. . The sexes differ, with the male usually being brown and about 75 mm (3 in) in length while the female is greenish-brown, and rather larger at 95 mm (3.7 i

  5. States are banning the foul-smelling Bradford pear tree ... - AOL

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    The rotting smell the tree exudes is to attract pollinators and the unpleasant smell lingers until the white flowers fall off. Fishy trees: Bradford pear trees might be pretty in spring, but they ...

  6. Phasmatodea - Wikipedia

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    The Phasmatodea (also known as Phasmida or Phasmatoptera) are an order of insects whose members are variously known as stick insects, stick bugs, walkingsticks, stick animals, or bug sticks. They are also occasionally referred to as Devil's darning needles , although this name is shared by both dragonflies and crane flies. [ 1 ]

  7. What happens when fish are raised to walk on land - AOL

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    Evolutionary theory says all animals that are walking on land actually evolved from sea-dwelling creatures at some point in the ancient past. To study this further, scientists from McGill ...

  8. Cylindropuntia imbricata - Wikipedia

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    A typical height is about 1 m (3 ft), but exceptionally it can grow to 4.6 m (15 ft) with a "trunk" diameter of 25 cm (9.8 in). [11] The width is often similar to or somewhat greater than the height. The stems are armed with clusters of up to about 10 red to pink [ 10 ] spines , which may be 3 cm (1.2 in) long [ 10 ] and are barbed and sharp ...

  9. Terrifying fish that can walk and breathe on land may ... - AOL

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    Native to south-east Asia, this fish has strong spines on its pectoral fins that enable its body to "walk" across dry land. It travels from waterhole to waterhole, where it seeks refuge and makes ...