¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨§§¨§¨§
¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨¨§¨§¨§
¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§§¨§¨§
¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨¨§¨§¨§
¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§§¨§¨§
¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨            # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #            §¨§¨¨§¨§¨§
¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨            /  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.      §¨§¨§§¨§¨§
¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨¨§¨§¨§
¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§§¨§¨§
¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨¨§¨§¨§
¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨§§¨§¨§
¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          §¨§¨¨§¨§¨§