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