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§*««~..... \ BLOOD CLOVER \ .....~««*§
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@§&\~..... 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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#§*\\\~~~. 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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