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&&.&.&.&.. ^ blood clover ^ .&.&&&&...
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&..&.....& the moss commonly known as "blood &.&.&&.&.&
.&.&&....& clover" is a carnivorous plant native &&&&&.&&&&
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&...&&&..& 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 ....&.&.&.
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&&.&..&.&& from which the plant get its common &...&.....
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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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