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§§¨¨§§§¨§§                                          ¨¨§§¨¨§¨¨§
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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.       ¨        ¨        ¨        ¨ ¨§¨§¨¨§§§¨
§¨§¨¨¨§§§¨                                          ¨§§§§¨§¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨§¨¨§                 # »»»» #                 §§¨¨¨§§§¨§
§§¨¨§¨§§¨§                                          ¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§§
¨¨§¨§§§¨§§ 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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