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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.        ,       ,        ,        , §§§§,§,,§§
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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.       ,        ,        ,        , ,,,,§§§,,§
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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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