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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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