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,,,,,,~=*$ # ============== # $*=~,,,,,,
,,,,,~=*$& * 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. , , , , §&$*=~,,,,
,,,,,~=*$& &$*=~,,,,,
,,,,,,~=*$ # ==== # $*=~,,,,,,
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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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