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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 ....^-:*¤¤
@¤¤*:-^... 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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