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¨¨~~=*%¤@# = Blue Fire = #@¤%*=~~¨¨
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¨¨~~=*%¤@# ~~~~~~~~~~~ #@¤%*=~~¨¨
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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). %*=~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~~=*%¤ ¤%*=~~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~~=*%¤@ 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. ¤%*=~~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~~=*%¤@ @¤%*=~~¨¨¨
¨¨~~=*%¤@# 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. %*=~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~~=* *=~~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~=*% 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. @¤%*=~~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~~=*%¤ ¤%*=~~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~=*% Procreation Can Happen Sexually Via %*=~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~~=* Spores (Cryptogamia) Or Asexually When *=~~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~=*% The Roots Are Cut, Dividing An %*=~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~~=*%¤ Individual Into Two. ¤%*=~~¨¨¨¨
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