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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, $^~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~^ FROM WHICH THE PLANT GET ITS COMMON ^~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ NAME. , , , , ~,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, YOU CAN SOMETIMES SPOT BLEEDING OR ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, SCARS ALONG THE LEGS OF BIGGER ANIMALS ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ WHO'S LINGERED IN THE MOSS FOR SOME ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~^ TIME. , , , , ^~,,,,,,,,
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,,,,~^$*¤£ 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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