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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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