
Leaf-footed bug nymphs (Leptoglossus sp.) and a favorite food―an immature pomegranate fruit. At the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona

Leaf-footed bug nymphs (Leptoglossus sp.) and a favorite food―an immature pomegranate fruit. At the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona

Staghorn cholla (Cylindropuntia versicolor), at the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.

Staghorn cholla (Cylindropuntia versicolor), at the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.

Lesser goldfinch (Carduelis psaltria), on whitebush verbena (Aloysia gratissima), at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona.

Lesser goldfinch (Carduelis psaltria), on whitebush verbena (Aloysia gratissima), at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona.

Golden bristle pricklypear (Opuntia scheerii), at the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.
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Golden bristle pricklypear (Opuntia scheerii), at the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.
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Fish hook barrel cactus (Ferocactus wislizeni), at the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.

Fish hook barrel cactus (Ferocactus wislizeni), at the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.

Acrobats.