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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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