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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 %§=«~,,,,,
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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 #@£%§=«~,,
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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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