¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨§§¨§
§¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨                                          §¨§§¨¨§¨§§
¨§¨¨¨¨§¨§¨                                          §§§¨§¨§§§¨
¨§§¨¨¨§§§§                                          ¨¨¨§§§§¨¨§
§§¨§¨¨§¨¨¨                                          §¨¨§¨¨¨§¨§
¨¨§§§¨§§¨¨            # »»»»»»»»»»»»»» #            §§¨§§¨¨§§§
§¨§¨¨§§¨§¨            :  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.      §§§¨¨¨§¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨¨§§§§                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨§§¨§
¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§§¨§¨§§
§§§¨¨¨§§¨¨                                          §¨¨§¨§§§§¨
§¨¨§¨¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§§§¨¨¨§
¨§¨§§¨§§§§                                          ¨§§§¨¨§¨¨§