Tuesday, November 6, 2012

The Devil's Claw

How would you like to get snagged on one of these? I could hardly believe my eyes the first time I saw one. That thing is a burr seed pod called the "Devils Claw". They are very hard and very sharp. This one is 8 in. across. You do not want to get snagged by one of these. They will rip your flesh. If you step on them, they wrap around your shoe. If they get caught in a sock or pant leg, just hope they don't catch your skin.These things started showing up in feed bales for our horses. A lot of them look like some kind of weird insect head. Ellen thought, "Hey, I could make a sci-fi insect monster out of these! Let's make a film.". So she started writing a little screenplay for it, and we're on our way. We're going to shoot it with the cheapest cameras we can. It's not a very ambitious project, just a fun little home made thing. We'll keep you posted.

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