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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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