I love plants. You know me, I fucking love a flower. But these fuckers. I'm not going to say they can die in a fire, because this is forest fire country and that would be tempting fate...but they're the worst. THE. WORST.
Did you know that Canada has one whole desert? This is a type of prickly pear cactus found in British Columbia. Also known as the Tiny Asshole. You're just walking along, minding your own business, and bam, one is stuck in your leg. Like it sprouted legs and jumped up there by itself, just to spite you. You can't see 'em coming, and they sting. And they don't get stuck...they get stuck. They get stuck in your socks, in your pants, in your dog's feet. Did I mention they're the worst?
Brb, gonna go pull a bunch of tiny barbs outta my shin. And inevitably my fingers, too.
They also look like wrinkly testicles, so there's that, too...
Wrinkly testicles that are capable of drawing blood.