§¨¨§§§§§§§                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
§¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
§§§¨¨¨¨¨§§                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§
¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨§                                          §¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨§§¨¨¨§§§§                                          §¨¨¨¨§§¨¨¨
§¨§¨¨§¨¨¨§            # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #            §¨¨¨§¨§¨¨¨
§§§¨§§¨¨§§            ^  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.       ¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨§
¨§§§¨¨§§¨¨                                          §¨§¨¨¨§§§¨
§¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨                                          §§§¨¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§§§§§§¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨§§¨§§§
§§¨¨¨¨¨§¨§                                          ¨§§§¨§§¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨§§§¨                                          §¨¨§§¨§¨¨§