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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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