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,,,,§§,,§§            :  BLOOD CLOVER  :            ,,,§§,,,,,
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§,,,,§§,,, 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.        ,        ,       ,        , §,,,,§§§§,
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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 §§§§§§§,,,
§,,§§,,§§§ TIME.        ,        ,        ,       , §§§§§§,,§§
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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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