§¨¨§§¨¨§§§                                          ¨§§§¨§§§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨¨¨                                          §¨¨§§¨¨§§¨
§§§§§§§¨¨¨                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§§
¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨                                          §§§§§§§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨§¨§¨            # »»»»»»»»»»»»»» #            ¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨
¨¨¨§§§§§§¨            =  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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§¨§§§¨¨¨¨§                                          §¨§§¨§§¨¨¨
§§¨¨§¨¨¨§¨                                          §§¨§§¨§¨¨§
¨§¨§§¨¨§§¨                                          ¨§§¨§§§¨§¨