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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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