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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, ,^~*§%#¶##
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##¶#%§*~^, YOU CAN SOMETIMES SPOT BLEEDING OR ,^~*§%#¶##
##¶#%§*~^, SCARS ALONG THE LEGS OF BIGGER ANIMALS ,^~*§%#¶##
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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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