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,.~^*@#### ^ 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. ####@*^~.,
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,.~^*@#### # ~~~~ # ####@*^~.,
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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. , , , , ##@*^~~.,,
,,,,,~^*@# #@*^~,,,,,
,.~^*@#### 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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