¨§§¨§§¨¨¨¨                                          §¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨
§¨§§¨§¨¨¨§                                          §§§¨¨¨¨§§¨
§§¨§§§¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨§¨§§
¨§§¨¨§¨§§§                                          ¨§§¨¨§§§¨¨
§¨§¨§§§¨¨¨                                          §¨§¨§¨¨§¨¨
§§§§¨¨§¨¨¨            # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #            §§§§§¨§§¨§
¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨§            \  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.      §§¨§§§¨¨¨§
¨¨¨§§§§¨¨§                                          ¨§§¨¨§¨¨§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨§¨§§                                          §¨§¨§§¨§§¨
¨§§¨¨§§§¨¨                                          §§§§¨§§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§§¨§§§¨
§§§§§¨§§¨§                                          ¨¨§¨§§¨¨§§