--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--
-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-
--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--
=--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--=
$=--¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨--=$
&$=--¨¨¨¨¨ # -------------- # ¨¨¨¨¨--=$&
&&$=--¨¨¨¨ = BLOOD CLOVER = ¨¨¨¨--=$&&
#&&$=--¨¨¨ # -------------- # ¨¨¨--=$&
@#&&$=--¨¨ ¨¨--=$&@
#@#&&$=--¨ THE MOSS COMMONLY KNOWN AS "BLOOD ¨--=$&@#
@#&&$=--¨¨ CLOVER" IS A CARNIVOROUS PLANT NATIVE ¨¨--=$&@
#&&$=--¨¨¨ TO NORTHERN EURASIA. DESPITE ITS NAME, ¨¨¨--=$&
&&$=--¨¨¨¨ IT'S ACTUALLY A KIND OF MOSS. ¨¨¨¨--=$&&
&$=--¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨--=$&
$=--¨¨¨¨¨¨ # ---- # ¨¨¨¨¨¨--=$
=--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--=
--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--=
$=--¨¨¨¨¨¨ IS REPORTEDLY FAINT BUT PLEASANT TO THE ¨¨¨¨¨¨--=$
&$=--¨¨¨¨¨ TASTE, AND CAN OF COURSE ONLY BE ¨¨¨¨¨--=$&
&&$=--¨¨¨¨ CONSUMED IN SMALL QUANTITIES. ¨¨¨¨--=$&&
#&&$=--¨¨¨ ¨¨¨--=$&
@#&&$=--¨¨ ¨¨--=$&@
#@#&&$=--¨ ¨--=$&@#
@#&&$=--¨¨ ¨¨--=$&@
#&&$=--¨¨¨ ¨¨¨--=$&