Bleeding Mound

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Spine

The bleeding mound is an animated fungus that resembles a mass of pinkish flesh dotted with thick droplets of blood. Its underside is populated with sharp, clustered spines that resemble teeth, thus earning it the alternate name of devil's maw. The bleeding mound is the approximate size of a large dog, and, much like a shambling mound, it trudges across swamps, forests, and other densely-vegetated environments in search of food. Unlike a shambling mound, however, the diet of the bleeding mound is strictly carnivorous. Rather than trying to ambush its prey, a bleeding mound often waits for hungry, unsuspecting creatures to mistake its dark red sap droplets for fruit. The bleeding mound strikes once its prey is close enough, piercing its  flesh with its spines and secreting a paralytic toxin that allows the bleeding mound to consume its victim alive.

Bleeding Mound

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