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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. ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
@@¨@¨@@¨@¨ @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
¨@¨@¨¨@¨@¨ 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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