¨^-/*@&@## ##@&@*/-^¨
¨^-//**@&# #&@**//-^¨
¨¨¨¨^///@& &@///^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^/@@ @@/^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-/*&# #&*/-¨¨¨¨¨
¨^-///*@&& # -------------- # &&@*///-^¨
¨^-/*@&@## / 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. ##@&@*/-^¨
¨^-*@&@### ###@&@*-^¨
¨^----/@@& &@@/----^¨
¨^-/*@&@## ##@&@*/-^¨
¨^-/*@@### ###@@*/-^¨
¨¨^-//*@@@ @@@*//-^¨¨