26-02-2017, 12:04 PM
If (and only if) the fact that the critter is eating the leaf is important, then "dragon's blood" is a bit problematic. In that case, I'd even prefer an explanation where the critter is not a dragon at all, but rather one of the previously mentioned leaf eaters.
However, if the leaf eating is not important or just some convention, then I'd stick with dragon's blood.
On that topic, there is also this plant from f 101v:
![[Image: image.jpg?q=f101v1_102r2-729-28-542-219]](https://voynich.ninja/extractor/image.jpg?q=f101v1_102r2-729-28-542-219)
It's shaped like a scaled reptilian tail and has a red splash, which might indicate red resin ("blood").. However, the leaves are totally different. Might it be one of the other dragon's blood plants?
However, if the leaf eating is not important or just some convention, then I'd stick with dragon's blood.
On that topic, there is also this plant from f 101v:
It's shaped like a scaled reptilian tail and has a red splash, which might indicate red resin ("blood").. However, the leaves are totally different. Might it be one of the other dragon's blood plants?