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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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