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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 .&&.&.&&.&
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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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