¨¨¨¨§§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨§§§¨§
§¨¨¨§¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§§¨§¨¨§§
¨§¨¨§§§§¨¨                                          §¨§¨§§§¨§¨
¨§§¨§¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨§§§§¨¨§§§
§§¨§§§¨¨§§                                          §§¨¨¨§¨§¨¨
§¨§§¨¨§¨§¨            # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #            ¨¨§¨¨§§§§¨
§§§¨§¨§§§§            /  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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¨¨§§§¨¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§§§¨¨¨§