,,,,~:**&& &&**:~,,,,
,~~:*&@# #@#&&*:~~,
,,,~::**&& &&**::~,,,
,~~:*&@@ @@#&&*:~~,
,~~:*&@# #@#&&*:~~,
,~~:*&## # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ # ###&&*:~~,
,~~*&@## : 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. ##@&&*:~~,
,~~:*&@# #@#&&*:~~,
,~~:*&@@ @@#&&*:~~,
~~:*&@## ##@#&&*:~~
,,,~~:&&&@ @&&&:~~,,,
,~~:*&&&&& &&&&&*:~~,