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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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