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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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,.~^*%%§§#                 # ~~~~ #                 #§§%%*^~.,
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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.        ,        ,       ,        , ###§%*^~.,
,,,..~*§§§                                          §§§*~..,,,
,,,..^*%§#                 # ~~~~ #                 #§%*^..,,,
,.~^*%§###                                          ###§%*^~.,
,.~^*%§### 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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