¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§                                          §¨¨§§§¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨§§¨¨¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨¨§¨§§
§¨¨¨§¨§¨¨§                                          §§§§§¨§§§¨
§§¨¨§§§§¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨§
¨¨§¨§¨¨¨§§                                          §¨¨¨¨§¨§¨§
§¨§§§§¨¨§¨            # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #            §§¨¨¨§§§§§
¨§§¨¨¨§¨§§            †  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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