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§§§§¨¨§§¨§            # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #            §¨§§¨§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨§¨§§§            ^  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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