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§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨            # «««««««««««««« #            §§¨§¨§¨§§¨
§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§            *  BLOOD CLOVER  *            ¨§§§§§§¨§§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨            # «««««««««««««« #            §¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨
§¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§                                          §¨¨¨¨§¨§¨§
§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨ 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. §§¨§¨¨§§¨§
§¨§¨¨¨¨§§§                                          ¨§§§¨§¨§§¨
§§§¨¨¨§¨¨¨                 # «««« #                 §¨¨§§§§¨§§
¨¨§¨¨§§¨¨¨                                          §¨§¨¨¨§§¨¨
¨§§¨§¨§¨¨¨ 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.        ¨        ¨        ¨       ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§
¨¨§¨§§¨§¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§
¨§§§¨§§§§§ YOU  CAN  SOMETIMES  SPOT   BLEEDING  OR ¨¨¨¨¨§§¨§§
§¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§ SCARS ALONG THE  LEGS  OF BIGGER ANIMALS ¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§¨¨¨§¨ WHO'S  LINGERED  IN  THE MOSS  FOR  SOME ¨¨¨§§§¨§§¨
§§§§§¨¨§§§ TIME.        ¨       ¨        ¨        ¨ ¨¨§¨¨§§¨§§
¨¨¨¨§¨§¨¨§                                          ¨§§¨§¨§§¨¨
¨¨¨§§§§¨§§                 # «««« #                 §¨§§§§¨§¨¨
¨¨§¨¨¨§§¨§                                          §§¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨§§¨¨§¨§§¨ 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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