¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨& &&¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨
&¨¨¨&&&&¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨&&&&
¨¨&¨¨&&¨¨& &&&&&¨¨&&&
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨&&&¨¨¨¨&¨
&&&&&&&&&& ¨¨&¨¨&&¨¨¨
¨&&&&&&&&& # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ # &¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨
¨¨&&&&&&&& = 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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