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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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