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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, ,,~~;;;%§#
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###§%%;~,, YOU CAN SOMETIMES SPOT BLEEDING OR ,,~;%%§###
¶%%%%~~,,, SCARS ALONG THE LEGS OF BIGGER ANIMALS ,,,~~%%%%¶
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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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