Growing up, my grandparents' backyards were COVERED in these plants. It's a vine-like weed that can grow 10-30 vines all sprouting from the center. And each vine can make dozens, probably hundreds of goat heads each in its lifetime. Oh, did I mention they also grow through concrete and asphalt so they're one of the most badass weeds on the planet. And it's STUPID!!🤣
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Yep, I swear our onewheel tires are more goathead than rubber when it’s time for an upgrade here in the Yakima Valley of Washington State! Thank goodness for sealant!😂😂
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Those goat heads are the natural version of caltrops which are known for taking out tires. Thank the smart people who gave us self-healing tires. If you don't have them well, God bless.
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Those kind of remind me of the ones I see on the Florida beaches a sandspur!! Those couldn’t pierce a wheel tho but do suck on skin!!
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Freshly Charged
Ever get a flat tire because of a “goat head”? It’s a spiky seed pod that looks just like a medieval weapon of war and that’s no accident. Nature invented these burrs to hitchhike on animals, while humans made caltrops to stop horses, cars, even tanks. Two different worlds, one painful design. Mother Nature and warfare engineers… thinking alike.
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