Cactus figs

which are very delicious once one manages to get the thick prickly skin off.

[Elyse Klemchuk]

Wow, look at those! How neat!

[Babs]

I think this is what we call prickly pear and it was introduced to Australia on the first fleet but it is considered a noxious weed here.

[Christina]

So interesting. What does it taste of?

[Diana]

@onewing check my tags Babs, called the same here but ours are more oblong and not so round and colourful as in the Karoo ;-)

[Diana]

@christinav Hard to explain Christina, soft,sweet, juicy and tasting a bit like figs but has larger pips inside ;-)

[Kathy A]

So interesting!

[narayani]

Nice and pink

[Beryl Lloyd]

Love this image - I did not realise that the "prickly pears" growing on this cactus were edible ! Love the look of this with the grey/green fleshy cactus with the dusky pink fruit !

[Issi Bannerman]

I didn't know you could eat the 'figs' either. Lovely image.

[Susan Wakely]

It doesn’t look inviting to eat.

[Peter]

Wow most impressive looking cactus Diana and you can eat them to I would not expect that:)

[katy]

They make a very pretty photo, but I think I would have to be very hungry before I tried to eat one of these!

[Mags]

Wonderful prickly pear fruit!

[Bucktree]

Wonderful image of the prickly pear.

[Lou Ann]

Yum!

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Lovely shot

[summerfield]

nice!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Very pretty and impressive looking.

[Paula Fontanini]

Don't be deceived by their pretty appearance, those superfine little pricklies are tough to remove! :) Beautiful capture.

[LManning (Laura)]

I love their colours.

[Olwynne]

Beautiful

[KoalaGardens🐨]

ooooh how interesting

[Rob Z]

They make great jam apparently - but this is the first time I've seen a really good image of them.

[Renee Salamon]

Ooohhh I’d love to try those

[Heather]

A great capture of these fascinating cactus figs- definitely new to me! Fav

[Rick]

Cool.

[Diana]

@kchuk @kjarn @beryl @narayani @jamibann @wakelys @pcoulson @grammyn @marlboromaam @dkellogg @louannwarren @ziggy77 @summerfield @mittens @bluemoon @ljmanning @ollyfran @koalagardens @robz @rensala @365projectorgheatherb @rickster549 Thanks for the lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated :-)

[Ann H. LeFevre]

They must really be worth the effort to be so well protected! I find them really fascinating and expect the little pears to bounce off at any moment.

[Diana]

@olivetreeann
they are very well protected indeed Ann, only to be handled wearing gloves. The skin is also pretty thick but once peeled they are delicious :-)