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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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,,,,,~-/%& &%/-~,,,,,
,,,,,,~-/% %/-~,,,,,,
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