Looking Inside The Saguaro
by Robert Bales
Title
Looking Inside The Saguaro
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Robert Bales
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Photograph - Photo
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While spending a little time geocaching in the Arizona Sonora Desert I found this very old Saguaro cactus hanging on for life. This is a close up of the inside of the saguaro with the water tubes that are used to transport water and used for support.
The magnificent Saguaro Cactus, the state flower of Arizona, is composed of a tall, thick, fluted, columnar stem, 18 to 24 inches in diameter, often with several large branches (arms) curving upward in the most distinctive conformation of all Southwestern cacti.
The skin is smooth and waxy, the trunk and stems have stout, 2-inch spines clustered on their ribs. When water is absorbed , the outer pulp of the Saguaro can expand like an accordion, increasing the diameter of the stem and, in this way, can increase its weight by up to a ton
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January 9th, 2019
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Felix Lai
Interesting perspective, great composition and unique photographic subject, very well done! l/f
Donna Kennedy
Fantastic find Robert, I hope this old cactus can hang on for many more years!...L/T
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks Donna for the comment and the LT!! I sure it will live longer than me!!
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