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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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§$**:~,,,, INDISTINGUISHABLE FROM REGULAR CLOVER. ,,,,~:**$§
###§$*:~,, WHEN DISTURBED, IT PRODUCES A THICK ,,~:*$§###
#$$::~,,,, STICKY SAP THAT WILL ENSNARE ANIMALS ,,,,~::$$#
###§$*:~,, THAT ARE TOO WEAK TO MOVE AWAY (FROGS, ,,~:*$§###
###§$*:~,, MICE, INSECTS) AND SLOWLY MELT THEM. ,,~:*$§###
###§$*:~,, THE PLANT THEN FEEDS OFF OF THE ,,~:*$§###
###§$*:~,, NUTRIENTS RELEASED. DURING FEEDING THE ,,~:*$§###
####§$*:~, LEAVES WILL TAKE ON A REDDISH TINT, ,~:*$§####
###§$*:~,, FROM WHICH THE PLANT GET ITS COMMON ,,~:*$§###
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####§*:~,, TASTE, AND CAN OF COURSE ONLY BE ,,~:*§####
###§$*:~,, CONSUMED IN SMALL QUANTITIES. ,,~:*$§###
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