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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 §,,§§,,§§,
§§§§§,,§§§  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.        ,        ,        ,       , ,,,§§,,§§,
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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 ,§§,,§§§§,
,,§§§§§,,§ 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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