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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 .......^~:
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#£#@†:~^.. TASTE, AND CAN OF COURSE ONLY BE ..^~:†@#£#
£#@†:~^... CONSUMED IN SMALL QUANTITIES. ...^~:†@#£
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