Flora:Ground Gator

The Ground Gator is a predatory plant of the Genus Suchus. While they have many animal-like attributes, they aren't a hybrid.

Appearance
Ground Gators are red with very few leaves, as they don't rely much on photosynthesis. They have a distinguishable golden stripe down their "back". They also have a long "neck" which ends in feeding mouthparts and a group of cells able to distinguish light from dark and detect movement. They walk on two very thick roots, similar to creature legs, and have two similar roots that work as arms, even having tiny rootlets that work as fingers. Both pair of roots are covered with a thick layer of plant material similar to wood.

Lifestyle
Ground Gators are very good diggers and live in "clans". By releasing certain chemicals, Ground Gators can tell non-clan members from clan members. When a clan is about to die, all the Ground Gators release their pollen into the air which is taken by wind an insects to other Ground Gators where a seed pod is finally made. Each clan is only able to create one to two seed pods, so to avoid over-population. The new seed pod is carried on the wind to a new site where it opens and releases it's seeds, and a new clan of Ground Gators are grown. They create a base nest here, and then create huge tunnels through out their territory. There are many entrances and exits from the tunnels in the territory, and the Ground Gators wait for animals to fall in through these holes so the Ground Gators can feed upon them.