¨§¨§¨§§¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨§¨¨¨§
§§§§§§¨§¨¨                                          ¨§§¨¨§§¨¨§
¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨                                          §§¨§¨§¨§¨§
§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§                                          ¨¨§§§§§§§§
¨§¨¨¨¨§§¨§                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§§¨¨¨§¨§§            # ============== #            ¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨§¨¨§§§¨            /  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.       ¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨
§¨§¨¨¨§¨§¨                                          §§¨§¨§§¨¨¨
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§¨¨¨§¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨§§§¨
§§¨¨§§§§¨¨                                          §¨§§¨¨§¨¨§
¨¨§¨§¨¨¨§¨                                          §§§¨§¨§§¨§