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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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