,~~^*%§### ###§%*^~~,
,~~^*%§### ###§%*^~~,
,~~^*%§### ###§%*^~~,
,~~^*%§### ###§%*^~~,
,~~^*%§### ###§%*^~~,
,~~^*%§### # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ # ###§%*^~~,
,,,~~^**§# ^ 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. ##§§%*^~~,
,~~^*%%§## ##§%%*^~~,
,~~^*%%%§# #§%%%*^~~,
,,,,,,,~*§ §*~,,,,,,,
,,,,~^*§§# #§§*^~,,,,
,~~^*%§### ###§%*^~~,