,,,,,,,~^* *^~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~^*$ $*^~,,,,,,
,,,,,~^*$@ @$*^~,,,,,
,,,,~^*$@¶ ¶@$*^~,,,,
,,,~^*$@¶# #¶@$*^~,,,
,,~^*$@¶## # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ # ##¶@$*^~,,
,,,~^*$@¶# ^ BLOOD CLOVER ^ #¶@$*^~,,,
,,,,~^*$@¶ # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ # ¶@$*^~,,,,
,,,,,~^*$@ @$*^~,,,,,
,,,,,,~^*$ THE MOSS COMMONLY KNOWN AS "BLOOD $*^~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~^* CLOVER" IS A CARNIVOROUS PLANT NATIVE *^~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~^ TO NORTHERN EURASIA. DESPITE ITS NAME, ^~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ IT'S ACTUALLY A KIND OF MOSS. ~,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,~ # ~~~~ # ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~^ ^~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~^* BLOOD CLOVER IS IN ITS DORMANT STATE *^~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~^*$ 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 $*^~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~^* NAME. , , , , *^~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~^ ^~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ YOU CAN SOMETIMES SPOT BLEEDING OR ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, SCARS ALONG THE LEGS OF BIGGER ANIMALS ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ WHO'S LINGERED IN THE MOSS FOR SOME ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~^ TIME. , , , , ^~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~^* *^~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~^*$ # ~~~~ # $*^~,,,,,,
,,,,,~^*$@ @$*^~,,,,,
,,,,~^*$@¶ 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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