,,,,^«†*%& &%*†«^,,,,
,,,,,^«†*% %*†«^,,,,,
,,,,,,^«†* *†«^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^«† †«^,,,,,,,
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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. «^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^«† †«^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^«†* *†«^,,,,,,
,,,,,^«†*% %*†«^,,,,,
,,,,^«†*%& &%*†«^,,,,
,,,^«†*%&@ @&%*†«^,,,