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¨§¨§§§¨§§§                                          §¨¨§§¨§¨¨§
§§§§¨¨§§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§§§¨§
¨¨¨¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§§§§§¨¨§§
§¨¨¨§§§§§§                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨§¨§¨
§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨            # ============== #            ¨§§¨¨¨§§§§
¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨            †  BLOOD CLOVER  †            §§¨§¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨§§§¨§¨¨¨            # ============== #            §¨§§§¨§§¨¨
¨¨§¨¨§§§¨¨                                          §§§¨¨§§¨§¨
¨¨§§¨§¨¨§¨ 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.       ¨        ¨        ¨        ¨ §§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§§§§§¨§§                                          §¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§¨                 # ==== #                 ¨§§§§¨§¨¨¨
¨¨§§¨¨¨§¨§                                          §§¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨¨§¨§¨¨§§§ 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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§§¨¨§¨¨§§¨                                          §¨§¨§§§§¨§
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