§¨¨¨§§¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨
§¨¨§¨§§¨§§                                          §§¨¨§§¨¨¨§
§¨§§§¨§§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§§¨¨§§¨§¨§                                          §§§§§§¨§§§
¨§¨§¨§§§§§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨¨
§§§§§¨¨¨¨¨            # »»»»»»»»»»»»»» #            ¨¨¨¨§¨§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§            \  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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¨§§§§¨§§¨§                                          §¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
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