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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. @,,@,,@@,@
,@,,@@@,@@ ,@,@@,@,@@
@@@,@,,@@, procreation can happen sexually via @@@@,@@@@,
@,,@@@,@,@ spores (cryptogamia) or asexually when @,,,@@,,,@
,@,@,,@@@@ the roots are cut, dividing an ,@,,@,@,,@
@@@@@,@,,, individual into two. ,@@,@@@@,@
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