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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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