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:«........ : BLOOD CLOVER : ........«:
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&%§:«..... 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 .....«:§%&
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##@&%§:«.. YOU CAN SOMETIMES SPOT BLEEDING OR ..«:§%&@##
#@&%§:«... SCARS ALONG THE LEGS OF BIGGER ANIMALS ...«:§%&@#
@&%§:«.... WHO'S LINGERED IN THE MOSS FOR SOME ....«:§%&@
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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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