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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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,§,§§,,,,§                 # ~~~~ #                 ,,,§,§§,,,
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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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