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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. ¨¨¨§§§§§¨§
¨¨§§¨¨§§§§                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§
§¨§¨§¨§¨¨¨                 # ==== #                 §¨¨§§¨¨¨§¨
§§§§§§§§¨¨                                          §§¨§¨§¨¨§§
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨ 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.        ¨       ¨        ¨        ¨ ¨¨§§¨§¨§§¨
¨§§¨¨§§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨§§§§¨§
§§¨§¨§¨§¨¨ 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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¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨§                 # ==== #                 ¨§§§¨§§¨§§
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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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