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,,,,,,,=:% # ============== # %:=,,,,,,,
,,,,,,=:%% : 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. #&%%:=,,,,
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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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