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the cactus that fights back, then surrenders sweetness in neon magenta.
hidden spinesTiny glochids lodge in skin worse than the big needles
invasive legendOnce overran 60 million acres of Australia
defeated by mothA tiny caterpillar reclaimed Australia's lost land
edible armorPads and fruit both eaten across Mexico
natural dyeHosts cochineal insects that color lipstick crimson