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Gloxhid Christmix 10th Anniversary Edition, TechMas 2017 CD-R, 100 copies Collab with James Roemer

Those are some gnarly glochids! Glochids are the little barbed, hair-like structures growing from the areoles of cacti in the Opuntioideae subfamily. They detach from the cacti very easily, embedding in skin and resisting extraction with those tiny, devious barbs. While the striking golden glochids on this Opuntia (prickly pear) are obvious, glochids are often inconspicuous, giving many an unpleasant surprise despite efforts to avoid the large spines. #Cactaceae #Opuntia #pricklypear #cactus #glochids #arizona #ponderosapineforest #nativeplants #botanize #botany #plants #nature #naturephotography #cacti (at Arizona)

https://glopuntia.bandcamp.com/album/null-sound

Cactus guro. Depending on if you've met Brasiliopuntia. Then you'd say it had it coming. So many things froze, including it. It left a skin of TERROR, full of needles and glochids. The roots are still firm, though I don't foresee them doing anything. Leaving just in case for scientific purposes. Seriously though, glochids.

"Mossoäo" by James Roemer and Collin Fletcher featuring Lai Yi Ohlsen

Water on Silver by Glochids