¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
§§¨¨§¨¨§§§                                          §§§§§§§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§                                          §§§§§§¨¨§¨
§§§§§§§¨¨§                                          §§§§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨§§§§§¨¨¨¨                                          §§§§¨¨§§§¨
¨¨§§§¨¨§§¨            # -------------- #            §§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨
§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨            :  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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¨§§§§¨¨¨¨¨                                          §§§§¨¨§§§¨
¨¨§§¨¨§§§¨                                          §§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨