¨§§¨§¨§¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨
§¨§§§§§¨§§                                          ¨¨¨¨§§¨¨¨¨
§§¨¨¨¨§§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨§¨¨¨§
¨§¨¨¨§¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨§§§§¨¨§¨
§§¨¨§§§§¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨§¨§¨¨¨§¨¨            # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #            §§¨¨§§§¨§§
§§§§¨¨§§¨§            \  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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§§§¨§§¨¨§¨                                          §¨¨¨§§§¨¨§
¨¨§§¨§¨§§¨                                          §¨¨§¨¨§¨§¨