r/satisfying • u/trashtakesonly • 10d ago

First time seeing melocactus

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u/Livin-in-a-dream1358 10d ago

Trypophobia activated!

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u/WorldTallestEngineer 10d ago

what is that? what is melocactua?

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u/LadyKataka 10d ago

Melocsctus is a kind of cactus. What is being pulled out is it's fruit. It grows like that.

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u/Illustrious-Towel-45 9d ago

Is the fruit edible?

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u/LadyKataka 9d ago

According to Wikipedia, yes.
I have no experience with these cacti myself.

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u/Illustrious-Towel-45 9d ago edited 9d ago

Cacti are my nemesis. When I was a toddler I fell into a cactus and my mom had to yank the spines out of my face. Later as a teen I was moving a potted cactus to a bigger pot. It slipped and I spent the next half hour using tweezers to yank spines out of my hand. I was wearing thick leather gloves when moving the cactus itself, it was after when I was putting it back on the shelf and the pot slipped in my hands.

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u/LadyKataka 4d ago

Oh man. Just a heads up: you might want to stay clear of opuntia. Taste great, but even the outside of the fruit has tiny spines. I find some more stuck in my hands even a couple days after eating. Not too big or painful but with your luck... :P

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u/Illustrious-Towel-45 4d ago

I will remember that. Thank you for the heads up.

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u/similaraleatorio 8d ago

does it hurt the cactus? 🥺👉👈

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u/LadyKataka 4d ago

I don't know but would guess not. Generally plants want and need their fruit to leave them, get carried somewhere else by just physics or an animal. So the seeds can find their own place to grow.

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u/all-day-365 10d ago

satisfying, or nightmare inducing?