This Cactus Grows in Trees/ Whistling Duck Assault

Selenicereus spinulosus is a rare species of cactus from South Texas that climbs trees and is pollinated by bats. In this episode, amidst a flurry of verbal assault from whistling ducks, we explore the ecology and pollination of this very rare plant. Your contributions support this content. It sounds clichéd, but it’s true. Whether it’s travel expenses, vehicle repair, or medical costs for urushiol poisoning (or rockfalls, beestings, hand slices, toxic sap, etc), your financial support allows this content to continue so the beauty of Earth’s flora can be made accessible to the rest of us in the degenerate public. At a time when so much is disappearing beneath the human footprint, CPBBD is willing to do whatever it takes to document these plant species and the ecological communities they are a part of before they’re gone for good. Plants make people feel good. Plants quell homicidal (and suicidal!) thoughts. To support Crime Pays But Botany Doesn’t, consider donatin