Dagger bush

Dagger Bush

Shrubs plant found on Green Hell ( Mortem pugione virgultum)

This shrub can be found all over the planet but is more frequent around the low land regions of the Big Lakes. The Bushes like shady, wet conditions and are carnivorous plants. The twigs of the bush are coiled with an enormous tension and a slight touch can set them off, with whip like speed. The tips of the twigs reaching supersonic speeds and create the characteristic crackle snap sound they are famous for. The branches are loaded with long inward curved barbed spikes of a very hard organic material. The whipping action ensnares a victim and the spikes drive deep into the flesh. The small but vicious barbs make it almost impossible to get free, while any struggle motion sends more whip branches lashing out. The spike like thorns have hollow channels releasing a digestive enzymes dissolving organic materials and the liquid is sucked up by tube roots at the bottom. Dagger Bushes grow up to 70 meters in diameter and are close cousins to the large Tantalus trees who snare their food in a similar way. The enzyme carries neuro toxins with a paralysing effect on most known life forms.