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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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