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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. \-^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^-\* *\-^,,,,,,
,,,,,^-\*% # ---- # %*\-^,,,,,
,,,,^-\*%£ £%*\-^,,,,
,,,^-\*%£# 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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