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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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