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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 .:~^=&@###
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##&&^~.... 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. ....~^^&@@
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@==^:..... leaves will take on a reddish tint, .....:^==@
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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 .....~===@
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