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Ocotillo near Tucson, AZ. Ocotillo flowers are almost always red. This plant is the only known one in Arizona to produce flowers like this. The red flowers in the background are on a different plant. I've been visiting this plant since 2009. Drought about killed it a couple years ago but it has since recovered. There is a small population with similar flowers in the Yuha Desert, along the California - Mexico border. Ocotillos can live for ~200 years.
great shot!Elf owl, Santa Rita Mtns, AZ
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Elf owl, Santa Rita Mtns, AZ
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*squish*Iron cross blister beetle, Arizona, deadly poisonous and also known to cause "violent priapism". Wish me luck, guys!
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