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.......... = blood clover = ..........
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.......... the moss commonly known as "blood ..........
.......... clover" is a carnivorous plant native ..........
-......... to northern eurasia. despite its name, .........-
~-........ it's actually a kind of moss. ........-~
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#&%=~-.... blood clover is in its dormant state ....-~=%
@#&%=~-... indistinguishable from regular clover. ...-~=%@
#@#&%=~-.. when disturbed, it produces a thick ..-~=%@#
##@#&%=~-. sticky sap that will ensnare animals .-~=%@##
#@#&%=~-.. that are too weak to move away (frogs, ..-~=%@#
@#&%=~-... mice, insects) and slowly melt them. ...-~=%@
#&%=~-.... the plant then feeds off of the ....-~=%
&%=~-..... nutrients released. during feeding the .....-~=%&
%=~-...... leaves will take on a reddish tint, ......-~=%
=~-....... from which the plant get its common .......-~=
~-........ name. . . . . ........-~
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.......... you can sometimes spot bleeding or ..........
.......... scars along the legs of bigger animals ..........
.......... who's lingered in the moss for some ..........
.......... time. . . . . ..........
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-......... the sap has been used for tattoos. it .........-
~-........ is reportedly faint but pleasant to the ........-~
=~-....... taste, and can of course only be .......-~=
%=~-...... consumed in small quantities. ......-~=%
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