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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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