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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. ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
§¨§§¨§¨§¨§                 # ~~~~ #                 ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
§¨§§¨§¨§¨§ 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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§¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
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