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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. @@@@@@@..@
....@@@@@. @@@@@@....
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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. . . . . @@@@@@....
@@@@..@..@ @@@@@..@@@
@@@....... 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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