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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 $^*«,,,,,,
,,,,,,,«*^ WHO'S LINGERED IN THE MOSS FOR SOME ^*«,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,«* THE SAP HAS BEEN USED FOR TATTOOS. IT *«,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,«*^ IS REPORTEDLY FAINT BUT PLEASANT TO THE ^*«,,,,,,,
,,,,,,«*^$ TASTE, AND CAN OF COURSE ONLY BE $^*«,,,,,,
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