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