Botanist fights to save cycads, the 'dinosaur' plants threatened by land clearing and zealous collectors - ABC News

They pre-date the Jurassic era, come in hundreds of varieties, and Brad Pitt is said to be a fan. But cycads face a growing threat from land clearing and zealous collectors.

James Clugston was on the hunt for a type of tarantula called a "baboon spider" in South Africa when something else grabbed his attention. "This one plant stood out to me it's blue, but it's super, … [+4620 chars]

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