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,-«;^^^^^¤ ; Blue Fire ; ¤^^^^^;«-,
,,,,,-;*¤¤ ^^ ^^ ¤¤*;-,,,,,
,,,,,,-;*# ««««««««««« #*;-,,,,,,
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,,,,,,-;^¤ The ,Blue fire, Is A Carnivorous Plant ¤^;-,,,,,,
,,,,«^***¤ Living Mostly At The Western Alvar (But ¤***^«,,,,
,,,,,««;*¤ It Has Spread To A Few Other Places, ¤*;««,,,,,
,,,«««;^*¤ Mostly Rocky Coasts). ¤*^;«««,,,
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,-«;^*¤### The Plant Is A Dense Network Of ###¤*^;«-,
,,,«;^**## Green-Brown Tentacle-Like Roots, Which ##**^;«,,,
,,-«««;**¤ Is Often Called "Rat'S Tail" Before ¤**;«««-,,
,-«;^*¤### Blooming. In Late June, It Quickly ###¤*^;«-,
,,,,,«;^¤# Sprouts Feelers, Ten To Thirty #¤^;«,,,,,
,-«;^*¤### Centimeters High, Filled With Purple ###¤*^;«-,
,-«;^****# Hairs - This Is The Blue Fire. This #****^;«-,
,-«;;^^**# Stage Lasts For One Or Two Weeks, #**^^;;«-,
,-«;^*¤### Depending On Food Access, Water, ###¤*^;«-,
,,,,-«;^*# Climate. #*^;«-,,,,
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,-«;;;;;*# Often It'S Not Clear How Far The Plant #*;;;;;«-,
,-«;^*¤### Has Spread Unless Its In The Fire ###¤*^;«-,
,-«;^*¤### Stage. Suddenly, As If Overnight, Whole ###¤*^;«-,
,-«;^*¤¤## Fields Can Be Turned Ablaze (With The ##¤¤*^;«-,
,-«;^*#### Same Individual Plant, As Well)! In The ####*^;«-,
,,,---«;*# Blooming Peak, It'S Not Unusual For The #*;«---,,,
,-«;;^^*¤¤ Whole Alvar To Be Connected North-South. ¤¤*^^;;«-,
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,,,,,-;;^¤ ¤^;;-,,,,,
,,,,-«;^^¤ Fifty Weeks Of The Year, While In Rat ¤^^;«-,,,,
,,,-;;;*## Stage, The Blue Fire Feeds On The Stone ##*;;;-,,,
,,,,-««;*¤ Itself Via A Slow Chemical Attrition. ¤*;««-,,,,
,,,,--;^¤# This Is Enough To Keep The Roots Alive, #¤^;--,,,,
,,,,-«;**# But All Growth And Procreation Must #**;«-,,,,
,,,-«;^^¤¤ Happen During The Two Weeks In June. ¤¤^^;«-,,,
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,-«;^*¤### Now The Plant Feeds On Birds; The ###¤*^;«-,
,-«;^*¤### Semistiff Upright Feelers Looks Like An ###¤*^;«-,
,-«;^*¤### Extension Of The Sea, And Birds Are ###¤*^;«-,
,-«;^*¤### Tricked Into Landing Or Diving Into It. ###¤*^;«-,
,,,,,-«^¤# They Are Quickly Paralyzed By The #¤^«-,,,,,
,,,,,«^^*¤ Poison On The Purple Hairs, And ¤*^^«,,,,,
,,,,,-«^*¤ Devoured Over A Period Of Hours. ¤*^«-,,,,,
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,-«;^*¤### Procreation Can Happen Sexually Via ###¤*^;«-,
,-«;^^^^*# Spores (Cryptogamia) Or Asexually When #*^^^^;«-,
,-«;^*¤### The Roots Are Cut, Dividing An ###¤*^;«-,
,-«;^*¤### Individual Into Two. ###¤*^;«-,
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