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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. @&§=\-,,,,
,,,-\=§&@# #@&§=\-,,,
,,-\=§&@## # ---- # ##@&§=\-,,
,,,-\=§&@# #@&§=\-,,,
,,,,-\=§&@ 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. , , , , =\-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,-\=§ §=\-,,,,,,
,,,,,-\=§& # ---- # &§=\-,,,,,
,,,,-\=§&@ @&§=\-,,,,
,,,-\=§&@# 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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