Plants that are common and desired in one area of the world may have a completely different reputation elsewhere, and that's especially true for water caltrops. These edible nuts come from a plant ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Law enforcement in Smith County now say they would like to speak to owners of vehicles who have had flat tires near areas where caltrops were recently discovered along Interstate ...

A Ukrainian company that manufacturers medieval armor for sport is now using its materials to produce "caltrops" — or "sharp, six-inch spikes that date back to ancient wars" — in service of the war ...

PASO ROBLES, Calif. – The Paso Robles Police Department is turning to the public for help investigating multiple acts of vandalism using caltrops to disable vehicles on public roadways. Since early ...

The Russians are facing a new threat behind the front line: tire-popping metal obstacles called caltrops dropped by drones. It is an ingenious new use of a very old weapon, which is causing problems ...

LINDALE, Texas (KLTV) - The Smith County Sheriff’s Office is still searching for the suspect who has been manufacturing and scattering caltrops along East Texas roadways. Sgt. Larry Christian with the ...

While this particular caltrop is designed to impede feet and deflate tires, clay and metal caltrops have been used for centuries to injury people and animals unfortunate enough to pass over them. (CIA ...

A weapon used for centuries is endangering motorists on a major roadway in Texas. Caltrops, sometimes called "stop spikes," have been recovered by police in the state along Interstate 20 throughout ...

Aerial photo taken on Sept. 19, 2018 shows local villagers collecting water caltrops in Dongnan Village of Donglin Township in Huzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. The water caltrops of Donglin ...

What’s a Caltrop? It could be the start of a lame joke like, “what’s a hen way” or “what’s a Grecian earn?” In fact, a Caltrop is an ancient land mine of sorts. It is usually a multi-sided spiked ...