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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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