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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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