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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.        ,        ,       ,        , ,§§,§,§,,,
,§§,§,§§,§                                          §,§§§§§,,,
§,§§§§,§§, 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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