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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.        ,        ,        ,       , §,§,,,,§,§
§,,§,,,,,§                                          §§§,,,§§§,
§,§§,,,,§§ 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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§§,,,§,§,§                 # ==== #                 §,§§§§§,,§
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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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