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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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