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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 ,,,,,,,,,:
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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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