HOW DO THEY DO IT?

The cactus wren. Basically I understand how birds stand on power lines and don't get electrocuted. But how does a cactus wren stand on a cactus and not get stuck?

Not only is the wren our state bird, which, to me means they do a lot of standing on cactuses. It's not a rarity. But they also build nests in the saguaros.

Now, I've gotten burs and stickers from picking up an orange that has dropped near the big paddle cactus in our backyard. I've gotten those invisible needles in my hand from retrieving a golf ball in the desert.

So how do they do it? And why do they do it? For water that a cactus, especially a saguaro holds? I mean there has to be an easier way. We're not the Sahara. And what a price to pay to get stickers that hurt and bug you all day.

It sorta reminds me of the stimulus package. Some will get a little. But the pain of what little one gets in return for the long term suffering is not worth it. There are other alternatives.