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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 §§§§§§,§§§
§§§§,,§§§, NAME.       ,        ,        ,        , ,,,,,§§,,,
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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 ,§§,,§,§§§
,§,§§§,,§§ 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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