A year ago today, I was wandering through Saguaro National Park in Arizona. The big vistas of huge cactus and desert hills is eye-catching, but looking at the tiny environments within the scene is just as fascinating.
Thorny pattern, Saguaro cactus
Plenty of insects survive among desert plants. I’ve no idea what this creature is.
I imagine it is a challenge for predators to get among the thorns to try to feed on this grasshopper, who seemed quite happy climbing around the cactus.
Among the thorns