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¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§§                                          §§§¨§¨§¨¨§
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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. ¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
¨§¨§§¨§¨§§                                          §§¨¨¨¨¨§§§
§§§¨§§§§¨¨                 # »»»» #                 ¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨§
¨¨§§¨¨¨§¨§                                          §§¨¨¨§§¨§¨
¨§¨§¨¨§§§¨ 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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