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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.       .        .        .        . §..§..§§§.
§§§§.§§§§.                                          §.§§.§..§§
...§§...§. 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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