Astrophytum asterias Mesemb The spines look to me

The spines look to me like little insects

It is one of the earliest bloomers in the late winter or early spring

Conophytum meyeri  A cute Lithops relative with rounded blue green leaves with two small lobes at the top

so cut back on water then

Dudleya brittonii Family: Crassulaceae

Astrophytum asterias Mesemb The spines look to meAstrophytum asterias Every collection should have one! An unusual spineless cactus with tufts of white hair. Every plant is different so some plants will have lots of flecking, others none, and everything in between. Makes beautiful yellow flowers with a red throat in summer. Fairly easy to care for, except it can be very fussy about overwatering especially in winter. In fact, you probably shouldn't water it at all during the winter. Can take light