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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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