¨§§¨¨§§¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨§¨¨
§§§§§§§§§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§§§§¨§
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨¨§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§                                          ¨¨§§¨¨§¨§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨            # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #            ¨§¨§¨§§§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨¨            \  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.       §§§¨¨§§§¨§
¨§§¨§§¨§§¨                                          ¨¨§¨§¨¨§§¨
§¨§§¨§§¨§¨                                          ¨§§§§¨§¨§¨
§§¨§§¨§§§§                                          §¨¨¨§§§§§§
¨§§¨§§¨¨¨§                                          §¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨
§¨§§¨§¨¨§¨                                          §¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨