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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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