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Two Afghan workers harvest resin from scored green poppy pods in an opium poppy field, with mountains visible in the background.

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Close-up of a dry burdock bur seedpod with numerous spiky hooks radiating outward, used for seed dispersal.

Close-up of a toucan with a large yellow and black bill holding a piece of fruit or nut in its beak, Amazon, Brazil.

Cluster of heart-shaped green leaves and pale bracts with small round fruits on an American linden (Tilia americana) tree.

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