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§§§§¨§§¨§¨                                          ¨¨§§¨§¨§§¨
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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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