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Category: Botanical Pornography
Posted on: December 15, 2006 7:00 AM, by Dr. Joan Bushwell
This fearsome beast is a Puya raimondii, a member (har) of the pineapple family. The specimen was photographed by an unknown (to me) botanist in the high Andes of Peru.
Hat tip to my wandering co-blogger, Kevin "Just Me, My Banjo, and My Bonobos" Beck, for sending this along.
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Comments
How... phallic.
Posted by: Rob Miller | December 15, 2006 9:02 AM
Schaaawing!
Posted by: Steve_C | December 15, 2006 12:12 PM
Satan's French tickler!
Posted by: Suesquatch | December 17, 2006 3:32 PM
Heh. It is clench-inducing, isn't it?
Posted by: Doc Bushwell | December 18, 2006 7:25 AM
Beautiful! We love him already and cannot wait ot get our hands on him. Hope mom feels better really soon. Mimi, Uncle Todd, Sarah and Will.
Posted by: Coom | January 28, 2007 10:06 AM