Dried latex, Lachryma papaveris, from the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, drying out in the sun, used in illegal drug trade.

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Location: Vigo, Sevenoaks, Kent
Photo credit: © Yon Marsh Natural History / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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