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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. &&**,,,,,,
,,-*$&&### WHEN DISTURBED, IT PRODUCES A THICK ###&&$*-,,
,,-*$&&### STICKY SAP THAT WILL ENSNARE ANIMALS ###&&$*-,,
,,-*$&&### THAT ARE TOO WEAK TO MOVE AWAY (FROGS, ###&&$*-,,
,-*$&&#### MICE, INSECTS) AND SLOWLY MELT THEM. ####&&$*-,
,,-*$&&### THE PLANT THEN FEEDS OFF OF THE ###&&$*-,,
,,-*$&#### NUTRIENTS RELEASED. DURING FEEDING THE ####&$*-,,
,,-*$&&### LEAVES WILL TAKE ON A REDDISH TINT, ###&&$*-,,
,,,--$$$&# FROM WHICH THE PLANT GET ITS COMMON #&$$$--,,,
,,-*$&&### NAME. , , , , ###&&$*-,,
,,,,,,*$&# #&$*,,,,,,
,,,,--$$&& YOU CAN SOMETIMES SPOT BLEEDING OR &&$$--,,,,
,,,,,-$&## SCARS ALONG THE LEGS OF BIGGER ANIMALS ##&$-,,,,,
,,-*&&#### WHO'S LINGERED IN THE MOSS FOR SOME ####&&*-,,
,,-*$&#### TIME. , , , , ####&$*-,,
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,,,,,,*&&# # ---- # #&&*,,,,,,
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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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