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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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