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~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨          (foxes, stingers, etc.)         ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                    ^¨                    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨              ¨¨¨¨~~^#^~~¨¨¨¨             ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                    ¨^                    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨        ¨^####              ####^¨        ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
^~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨     ¨^####                    ####^¨     ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~^
=^~.¨¨¨¨¨¨  ¨^####     a fox is a small     ####^¨  ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~^=
£=^~.¨¨¨¨¨ ¨^##    canine, mostly found in     ##^¨ ¨¨¨¨¨.~^=£
#£=^~.¨¨¨¨ ¨^##    an orange-brown variety,    ##^¨ ¨¨¨¨.~^=£#
@#£=^~.¨¨¨ .£#     but gray colors are also     #£. ¨¨¨.~^=£#@
#@#£=^~.¨¨ .£#  possible. they feed mostly on   #£. ¨¨.~^=£#@#
##@#£=^~.¨ ^#   small rodents and young birds,   #^ ¨.~^=£#@##
#@#£=^~.¨¨ ^#     but are known to also eat      #^ ¨¨.~^=£#@#
@#£=^~.¨¨¨ #   much larger animals (deer?) and    # ¨¨¨.~^=£#@
#£=^~.¨¨¨¨ #   mushrooms (peculiarly, they are    # ¨¨¨¨.~^=£#
£=^~.¨¨¨¨¨ ^#     fond of amanita muscaria).     #^ ¨¨¨¨¨.~^=£
=^~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^#                                    #^ ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~^=
^~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ .£#          foxes are most          #£. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~^
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ .£#    well known for their tail,    #£. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨^##    which features a stinger    ##^¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨^##       (the only such case      ##^¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  ¨^####       in a mammal!)      ####^¨  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨     ¨^####                    ####^¨     ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨        ¨^####              ####^¨        ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
^~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                    ^¨                    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~^
=^~.¨¨¨¨¨¨             ¨¨¨¨~~^#^~~¨¨¨¨              ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~^=
£=^~.¨¨¨¨¨                    ¨^                    ¨¨¨¨¨.~^=£
#£=^~.¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨.~^=£#
@#£=^~.¨¨¨        ¨^####              ####^¨        ¨¨¨.~^=£#@
#@#£=^~.¨¨     ¨^####                    ####^¨     ¨¨.~^=£#@#
##@#£=^~.¨  ¨^####      the stinger is      ####^¨  ¨.~^=£#@##
#@#£=^~.¨¨ ¨^##     used when hunting prey     ##^¨ ¨¨.~^=£#@#
@#£=^~.¨¨¨ ¨^##   creatures much larger than   ##^¨ ¨¨¨.~^=£#@
#£=^~.¨¨¨¨ .£#    the fox, the fox will bite    #£. ¨¨¨¨.~^=£#
£=^~.¨¨¨¨¨ .£#  the creature on the head, and   #£. ¨¨¨¨¨.~^=£
=^~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^#   use its tail to penetrate the    #^ ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~^=
^~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ^#   skull of the prey. the stinger   #^ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~^
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ #     will enter the neck from the     # ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ #      rear, depositing the venom,     # ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ #    filling up the mouth and skull.   # ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ #    this immediately paralyzes the    # ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ #   prey creature, allowing the fox    # ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ #                to eat.               # ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ #                                      # ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
^~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ #          if a fox stings a           # ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~^
=^~.¨¨¨¨¨¨ #    human, it's usually in a place    # ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~^=
£=^~.¨¨¨¨¨ #   different than the neck, and the   # ¨¨¨¨¨.~^=£
#£=^~.¨¨¨¨ ^#  main consequence is intense pain. #^ ¨¨¨¨.~^=£#
@#£=^~.¨¨¨ ^#                                    #^ ¨¨¨.~^=£#@
#@#£=^~.¨¨ .£#           it has been            #£. ¨¨.~^=£#@#
##@#£=^~.¨ .£#   shown that the venom is also   #£. ¨.~^=£#@##
#@#£=^~.¨¨ ¨^##   present in the bite of the   ##^¨ ¨¨.~^=£#@#
@#£=^~.¨¨¨ ¨^##     fox, but in very small     ##^¨ ¨¨¨.~^=£#@
#£=^~.¨¨¨¨  ¨^####        quantities.       ####^¨  ¨¨¨¨.~^=£#
£=^~.¨¨¨¨¨     ¨^####                    ####^¨     ¨¨¨¨¨.~^=£
=^~.¨¨¨¨¨¨        ¨^####              ####^¨        ¨¨¨¨¨¨.~^=
^~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~^
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                    ^¨                    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨             ¨¨¨¨~~^#^~~¨¨¨¨              ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
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~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
^~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~^