Saguaro ribs

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Saguaro ribs

Saguaro ribs

All that's left of this dead Saguaro is the ribs.
19 Feb 2012
Sarah Simon
on Apr 3, 2012 10:36 pm
Lat/Lon: 32.29540°N / 110.6659°W
Image ID: 784076

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Ejnar Fjerdingstad

Ejnar Fjerdingstad - Apr 6, 2012 5:30 pm - Voted 10/10

Very interesting,

I didn't know they had such a skeleton.

Sarah Simon

Sarah Simon - Apr 6, 2012 9:57 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Very interesting,

: ) Go ahead and Google "Saguaro rib furniture" to see some of the creations people make for home furnishings and the like from these ribs!

They provide a strong yet somewhat bending support structure for the giant cactus ... they are able to sway in a fairly strong breeze without breaking!

Sarah

Jeremy Hakes

Jeremy Hakes - Apr 13, 2012 4:07 pm - Voted 10/10

Whoah!

I need to spend more time in the desert...

Sarah Simon

Sarah Simon - Apr 13, 2012 4:25 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Whoah!

Yessir, you do! One of these times in the spring or fall we'll drag you and Erin down there for some peaks and some rock. You'll think you've died and gone to heaven! Sarah

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