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$=~,...... # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ # ......,~=$
*$=~,..... = blood clover = .....,~=$*
#*$=~,.... # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ # ....,~=$*#
##*$=~,... ...,~=$*##
###*$=~,.. the moss commonly known as "blood ..,~=$*###
####*$=~,. clover" is a carnivorous plant native .,~=$*####
###*$=~,.. to northern eurasia. despite its name, ..,~=$*###
##*$=~,... it's actually a kind of moss. ...,~=$*##
#*$=~,.... ....,~=$*#
*$=~,..... # ~~~~ # .....,~=$*
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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, .......,~=
$=~,...... mice, insects) and slowly melt them. ......,~=$
*$=~,..... the plant then feeds off of the .....,~=$*
#*$=~,.... nutrients released. during feeding the ....,~=$*#
##*$=~,... leaves will take on a reddish tint, ...,~=$*##
###*$=~,.. from which the plant get its common ..,~=$*###
####*$=~,. name. . . . . .,~=$*####
###*$=~,.. ..,~=$*###
##*$=~,... you can sometimes spot bleeding or ...,~=$*##
#*$=~,.... scars along the legs of bigger animals ....,~=$*#
*$=~,..... who's lingered in the moss for some .....,~=$*
$=~,...... time. . . . . ......,~=$
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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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