§§§§¨¨¨§§¨                                          ¨§§§¨§§§§§
¨¨¨§¨¨§¨§§                                          §¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§§¨§§§¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨§§§                                          §§§§§¨¨¨¨¨
§§§¨§¨§¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§§§§§¨§§            # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #            ¨¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§
¨§¨¨¨¨§§¨§            :  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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§§§§¨§¨¨¨¨                                          §¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§
¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨§                                          §¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨