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A sea star shimp (Periclimenes soror), swims through a forest of spines on the back of a crown-of-thorns starfish, Micronesia, Pacific

Ground squirrels (Xerus inauris), in devil's thorn flowers, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Small fish hides in the venomous spines of a crown of thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci), Cairns, Queensland, Australia, Pacific

Sea star shimp (Periclimenes soror), on a crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci), Yap, Micronesia, Pacific

Dead camel thorn tree against the orange sand of Elim Dune, Namib Desert near Sesriem, Namib Naukluft Park, Namibia, Africa

A close-up of the underside of the crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci), United States of America, North America

Dead camel thorn tree against the orange sand of Elim Dune, Namib Desert near Sesriem, Namib Naukluft Park, Namibia, Africa

D'Arnaud's barbet (Trachyphonus darnaudii), Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Crown-of-Thorns Starfish on Coral Reef, Acanthaster planci, Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Male pyrrhuloxia (Cardinalis sinuatus), The Pond, Amado, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Crown-of-Thorns Starfish on Coral Reef, Acanthaster planci, Cabo Pulmo Marine National Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Ground squirrel (Xerus inauris) eating devil's thorn flowers (Tribulus zeyheri), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa

A crown-of-thorns sea star (Acanthaster planci) feeds on a living coral colony among the remote, tropical islands of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) among Devil's thorn flowers, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Natal Plum (carissa macrocarpa), a shrub native to Southern Africa, popular in Bermuda as a plant for hedges, Bermuda, North Atlantic

African pipit (grassland pipit) (grassveld pipit) (Anthus cinnamomeus), Ngorongoro Conservation Area, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Serengeti, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Fork-tailed drongo (Dicrurus adsimilis), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park encompassing the former Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa, Africa

Flowering cholla cactus (Cylindropuntia spp), in the Sweetwater Preserve, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America, North America

A Crown of Thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci), on a tropical coral reef, in Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, The Maldives, Indian Ocean, Asia

A crown of thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) feeds on a coral reef growing near an island in the Banda Sea, Indonesia.

Beautiful sunbird (Cinnyris pulchella), female, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Serengeti, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Boojum tree (Fouquieria columnaris), just outside Bahia de los Angeles, Baja California, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America

The endemic Opuntia cactus (Opuntia echios) cactus growing in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Beautiful sunbird (Cinnyris pulchella), male, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Serengeti, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Hooded vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus), Ngorongoro Conservation Area, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Serengeti, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

An adult crimson-breasted shrike (Laniarius atrococcineus), in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe, Africa

Beautiful sunbird (Cinnyris pulchella), female, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Serengeti, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Flowering prickly pear cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica), in the Sweetwater Preserve, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudata), Ngorongoro Conservation Area, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Serengeti, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Elephant (Loxodonta africana) eating an acacia tree whose thorns can be over 50 mm in length and very sharp, Zambia, Africa

Hooded oriole (Icterus cucullatus), The Pond, Amado, Arizona, United States of America, North America

An adult Crown-of-Thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci), in the shallow reefs off Bangka Island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) cub in an acacia tree, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Serengeti, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea), Saguaro National Park, Arizona, United States of America, North America

An adult Crown-of-Thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci), in the shallow reefs off Bangka Island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Meerkat (Suricata suricatta), among devil's thorn flowers, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Landscape at dusk, with thorn tree, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Crown of thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) eats coral on a healthy reef, Similan Islands, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Stained glass window of St. Louis holding the crown of thorns, St. Louis church, Vittel, Vosges, France, Europe

Datura Stramonium L. (Thorn Apple) (Shivpriya), which has intoxicating, ametic, digestive and healing qualities

Hawthorn trees bent by the prevailing wind on Humphrey Head Point on Morecambe Bay, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Underwater scenes from the lower Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico. Shown here is an eastern Pacific Crown-of-thorns seastar (Acanthaster ellisii) feeding on coral.

Crown-of-Thorns seastar (Acanthaster planci) Adult animal working its way across sand towards a coral reef. Yap, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific Ocean. More info: This species feeds on coral as an adult and, in the right circumstances, be devestating to large reef areas.

Intruiging and whimsical shapes and patterns in the giant Opuntia cactus (Opuntia echios) of the Galapagos Island Group. MORE INFO: This cacti is endemic to the Galapagos Islands.

Intruiging and whimsical shapes and patterns in the giant Opuntia cactus (Opuntia echios) of the Galapagos Island Group. This cacti is endemic to the Galapagos Islands.

Intruiging and whimsical shapes and patterns in the giant Opuntia cactus (Opuntia echios) of the Galapagos Island Group. MORE INFO: This cacti is endemic to the Galapagos Islands.

Intruiging and whimsical shapes and patterns in the giant Opuntia cactus (Opuntia echios) of the Galapagos Island Group. MORE INFO: This cacti is endemic to the Galapagos Islands.

Intruiging and whimsical shapes and patterns in the giant Opuntia cactus (Opuntia echios) of the Galapagos Island Group. MORE INFO: This cacti is endemic to the Galapagos Islands.

Intruiging and whimsical shapes and patterns in the giant Opuntia cactus (Opuntia echios) of the Galapagos Island Group. MORE INFO: This cacti is endemic to the Galapagos Islands.

Blooming broom on the thorn bush, gorse, lighthouse, Hiddensee, Baltic Sea, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany

Blooming broom on the thorn bush, gorse, lighthouse, Hiddensee, Baltic Sea, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany

Blooming broom on the thorn bush, gorse, lighthouse, Hiddensee, Baltic Sea, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany

Dead camel thorn trees with red dunes at Dead Vlei, around Sossusvlei, Namib Naukluft National Park, Namibia, Namib desert, Africa

Thorny forest, Didiereaceae, Alluaudia ascendens, Andohahela National Park, South Madagascar, Madagascar, Africa

Detail of toxic Crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci), spines, crown of thorns, Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, UNESCO World Heritage, Australia, Oceania