¨§§¨¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨§§¨§
¨¨§¨§§¨§¨§                                          §§¨¨¨§¨§¨§
¨§§¨¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨¨§§¨§¨§
¨¨§¨§§¨§¨§                                          §§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§§¨¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨¨§¨§§¨§¨§            # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #            §§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨§§¨¨§¨§¨§            :  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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¨§§¨¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
¨¨§¨§§¨§¨§                                          §§¨§¨§¨§¨§