§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§§                                          ¨§§§§§§¨¨§
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨                                          §§¨¨¨¨¨§¨§
§¨§§¨¨¨¨§§                                          §¨§¨¨¨¨§§§
¨§§¨§¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨§§§¨¨¨§¨¨
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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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