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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 *^»-,,,,,,
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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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