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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨^~:*
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&@*:~^¨¨¨¨ 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, ¨^~:*@##
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*:~^¨¨¨¨¨¨ SCARS ALONG THE LEGS OF BIGGER ANIMALS ¨¨¨¨¨¨^~:*
:~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ WHO'S LINGERED IN THE MOSS FOR SOME ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~:
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##&@*:~^¨¨ TASTE, AND CAN OF COURSE ONLY BE ¨¨^~:*@#
#&@*:~^¨¨¨ CONSUMED IN SMALL QUANTITIES. ¨¨¨^~:*@
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